Thank you Mr. Chairman and good morning. This morning’s legislative hearing is the first public examination of H.R. 5504, the recently introduced Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act. The National School Lunch program and the other initiatives that make up the Child Nutrition Act are designed to combat hunger and poor nutrition among low-income children and families. According to the Con... Read more »
Dear Assistant Secretary Main: I was troubled to learn of an Alert Memorandum recently submitted to you by Department of Labor Assistant Inspector General Elliot P. Lewis regarding the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (“MSHA”) failure to fully enforce the Pattern of Violation (“POV”) provision of the Mine Act. The POV provision is one of the most powerful mine safety enforcement tools prov... Read more »
More than a year ago, President Obama declared national health care spending had placed the country “on an unsustainable course that threatens the financial stability of families, businesses and government itself.” The president described health care reform as a “necessity that cannot wait.” Despite overwhelming public opposition, Democrats forced their government takeover of health care through C... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today in response to Democrats’ latest proposal to drive up federal deficits and delay emergency troop funding by attaching billions in education spending to a supplemental war spending bill: “Democrats have shown their true priorities, jumping at the chance to discard ed... Read more »
Dear Mr. Petrole: Thank you for providing a briefing to my staff regarding the June 23, 2010 Alert Memorandum issued by your office to Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health Joseph A. Main. The Alert Memorandum raises serious concerns regarding the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (“MSHA”) enforcement of the Pattern of Violation (“POV”) provision of the Mine Act during the past yea... Read more »
Good morning. Welcome to our hearing. Today we have joined to discuss the important issue of cyber safety related to our nation’s children. As a parent of two school-age children, the issue of cyberbullying is one that is both troubling and personal. With the growth of technology that has included social networking sites, instant messaging, and text and picture messaging on cell phones, bullying i... 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 opposing H.R. 5157, the DISCLOSE Act, legislation to restrict and federally regulate free speech in national elections: “Once again backroom deals and special interest carve-outs are the price Democrats willingly pay to pass legislation that is both unpopular ... Read more »
This week, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) finally admitted what was obvious to most Americans: for the first time since modern budget rules were enacted in 1974 Democrats in Congress will not pass a budget for the next fiscal year. This failure of leadership could not come at a worse possible time: without clarity on how Democrats plan to get our fiscal house in order, families and small... Read more »
With yesterday’s release of the final report on the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, government researchers have once again concluded the groundbreaking program is providing benefits to low-income children and families in the nation’s capital. As confirmed by the report, students offered a scholarship – whether they use that scholarship during some or all of their elementary and secondary yea... Read more »
The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee today held a hearing on “Worker Health and Safety from the Oil Rig to the Shoreline.” Members heard from the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Minerals Management Service – four federal agencies that share responsibility for worker safety on offshore ri... Read more »
