Despite An Unemployment Rate That Continues to Hover Near 10 Percent… "…a year after Obama claimed that the stimulus had started creating jobs, it is not just the general public that believes that the stimulus was a waste of money, so do the experts. This week a new survey from the National Association for Business Economics found that 73 percent of business economists believe that the stimulus ‘... Read more »
Republican members of the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee today called for a public hearing seeking the testimony of Richard S. Foster, chief actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In a letter to the committee’s chairman, the Republican members pointed to a recent analysis from Mr. Foster that found total health care spending will increase by $311 billion as a result ... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Workers Memorial Day: “Today we remember the workers who have lost their lives or been injured on the job, and we recommit ourselves to keeping American workplaces safe. With the memory of recent workplace tragedies still fresh in the minds of Americans, commemoration of Wo... Read more »
Thank you Madam Chair and good morning everyone. Since today is recognized around the world as Worker Memorial Day, I would like to begin my comments by acknowledging the family members who have come to Washington, DC to share their stories about loved ones injured or killed on the job. Yesterday, the House passed H. Res. 375 honoring those who lost their lives in the workplace. I would like to ex... Read more »
The following op-ed was published online at Red State on April 28, 2010. With a looming nomination to the Supreme Court dominating the headlines, much has been written about the dangers of activist judges – those jurists who do not feel bound by a strict reading of the Constitution, but instead are compelled to reshape the letter of the law to fit their desired outcomes. It turns out activist judg... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, delivered the following remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today to share the concerns he has received from constituents regarding the real-life consequences of ObamaCare. To his remarks, click here. NOTE: The report by the Chief Actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servi... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement in response to a new analysis from the Office of the Actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): “The independent experts have confirmed what Democrats in Washington, D.C. don’t want you to know: Millions of Americans who like their current coverage ... Read more »
For more than a week, the labor bosses on the board of the Services Employees International Union (SEIU) have been searching for a new leader to take over their debt-burdened organization. No doubt the next president for the SEIU has large shoes to fill as the “powerful and polarizing” Andy Stern heads to retirement. Workers might be disappointed to learn about the agenda one leading candidate – c... Read more »
In support of a government takeover of health care, Speaker Pelosi stated, “The best action we can take on behalf of America’s family budgets and on behalf of the federal budget, is to pass health care reform.” As early as December, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) warned that government-run health care would cause health care spending over the next ten years to INCREASE by $22... Read more »
Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. I too would like to thank our witnesses for appearing today. We appreciate that you have taken the time out of your busy schedules to testify this morning. I would also like to thank the Chairwoman for working to craft this bill in a bipartisan manner, and for having an open dialogue with interested parties throughout this process. As the Chairwoman noted, H.R. 4855, t... Read more »
