Almost immediately after releasing a new report that claims the president’s latest stimulus proposal will “support nearly 400,000 education jobs,” administration officials tried to downplay promises of lasting job creation. According to Wednesday’s Daily Caller article, “White House promises, then retracts, 400,000 teachers”: But administration officials quickly backtracked on the 400,000 number o... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for September: "While the creation of new private-sector jobs is welcome news, millions of Americans still face an uphill battle in the search for work. Threats of higher taxes, more spending, and new regulatory burdens from Washington... Read more »
Dear Secretary Solis: On April 26, 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its Spring 2010 Semiannual Regulatory Agenda in the Federal Register. This agenda noted DOL’s intention to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service (the “anticipated rulemaking”). It is our understanding that the anticipated rulemaking ... Read more »
Ignoring the millions of individuals searching for work, Democrats in Washington continue to call for more spending and higher taxes. The American people know our nation needs a better approach. That is why House Republicans are advancing responsible solutions that will help end economic uncertainty and remove regulatory roadblocks to job creation. Yesterday, House Committee on Education and the W... Read more »
Fighting Obama's job-killing agenda By Rep. John Kline In the midst of a national jobs crisis, President Obama continues to insist that the answers to our economic problems are more stimulus spending and higher taxes. Meanwhile, he has turned a blind eye to the job-destroying agenda of his own National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). For months, the board charged with administering federal labor la... Read more »
Today, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) introduced the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act to help prevent the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from implementing sweeping changes to our workplaces. In recent months, the NLRB has quietly advanced an activist agenda that empowers unions to manipulate the workforce for their own gain while restricting an... Read more »
LIVE Webcast – Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET. Opening Statement of Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chairman Tim Walberg (remarks as prepared): The policies and programs of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration touch upon virtually every private workplace across the country. That is a tremendous responsibility, not only for those of... Read more »
The policies and programs of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration touch upon virtually every private workplace across the country. That is a tremendous responsibility, not only for those of us in Congress who write the law, but for the agency officials charged with enforcing it. In an economy as dynamic as ours, the issues that come before your agency are understandably complex. As gr... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today held a hearing to explore ways to modernize the nation’s job-training system to better meet the needs of employers and workers. In recent years, numerous states have taken steps to reduce the bureaucracy of job training programs and improve the quality of services offered to workers. As part of... Read more »
On Wednesday, October 5 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled, “Workplace Safety: Ensuring a Responsible Regulatory Environment.” The hearing will take place in room 2261 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for enforcing workplace safety and... Read more »
