Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement after reports that 25 miners lost their lives at the Upper Big Branch mine in Whitesville, West Virginia, and another four miners remain missing: “My thoughts and prayers are with the families whose loved ones have died or are still missing. The entire Whitesville community ha... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced 162,000 jobs were created in the month of March and the national unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent: “Today’s report offers some welcome news for our economy, but the numbers remain far short of what American workers and job... Read more »
President Barack Obama’s decision to install controversial union lawyer Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board has come under fire in recent days, and it’s not just because a recess appointment was used to circumvent bipartisan Senate opposition. As an essay in today’s Boston Globe explains, the outcry surrounding Becker’s placement on the NLRB is rooted in concerns about his radical v... Read more »
During the 2008 campaign, President Obama promised the American people health care reform that would lead to “fair and stable premiums.” In fact, then-candidate Obama promised voters his plan would “bring down costs for the entire country.” The Congressional Budget Office has already dispelled this myth for young adults. And a new analysis reported by the Associated Press confirms a disturbing rea... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Senior Republican, issued the following statement today in response to President Barack Obama’s signing of the so-called health care “fix it” bill, legislation that pairs significant new taxes, Medicare cuts, and other health care modifications with a government takeover of student lending: “This bill proves how difficult it wi... Read more »
Speaker Pelosi believes her government takeover of health care is the “best action” we can take “on behalf of the federal budget,” and President Obama has promised government-run health care will reduce future deficits. However, even the supporters of ObamaCare acknowledge taxpayers will face greater costs than expected. “Provisions of the health-care law that expand benefits for home-bound elderl... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today in response to President Barack Obama’s use of a recess appointment to overrule bipartisan objections and install controversial union lawyer Craig Becker on the National Labor Relations Board: “The National Labor Relations Board was designed to be an impartial arbiter to... Read more »
As if a spot on the president’s deficit cutting commission weren’t enough, union bosses at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) might receive an even greater expression of the president’s gratitude – a recess appointment of one of their top lawyers to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). It has been reported that President Obama may use this Easter holiday to install Craig Becker... Read more »
Since taking control of Congress in January 2007, the Democrat leadership has advanced an agenda that has proven devastating to working families. Speaker Pelosi promised a “new direction,” but the American people weren’t prepared for the more than 7.5 million jobs that would be lost along the way. Below are just a few ways that the Democrat agenda is bad for American workers. 1. Increasing the reg... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, delivered the following remarks tonight in opposition to the Democrats’ so-called health care “fix it” bill that includes more tax hikes, more cuts to Medicare, and a government takeover of student loans: “It has been suggested that today’s action will be the final word on the health care debate that has co... Read more »
