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Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today regarding ongoing congressional efforts to conduct oversight of underground coal mining safety and investigate compliance with, and enforcement of, federal mine safety laws and regulations: “The loss of 35 coal miners this year, including the 29 miners who perished ... Read more »

Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today after an undercover Government Accountability Office investigation revealed fraud and abuse at selected Head Start centers. “Falsifying income levels and collecting taxpayer funds based on children who were never actually enrolled undermines the most basic purpose o... Read more »

Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today said federal and state investigations of the tragic explosion that killed 29 miners in the Upper Big Branch mine must carefully scrutinize the actions of the federal mine safety agency, particularly amid troubling indications that the agency failed to increase oversight of the mine despite repeat viol... Read more »

Today’s hearing is about work and pay. It’s the engine that drives the American Dream. Republicans have long believed in the value and dignity of work, and the rewards that come from it. Take welfare reform. Back in the 1990s, Republicans pushed to change a system that – for decades – gave money to people for not working. Today, welfare recipients earn their benefits by working. Or training for a ... Read more »