By DOL Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-One year after releasing a report showing that many states have not made adequate progress in ensuring the availability of home- and community-based services as an alternative to nursing homes and other institutional settings for individuals with disabilities, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) ...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: Tomorrow, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education will hold a joint hearing with the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies to examine the mining and retention of student data and the potential privacy and ...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today released a white paper outlining key principles that will guide the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. As part of the committee’s continued effort to strengthen America’s higher education system, the white paper includes a number of policy proposals to reform federal postsecondary education law.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today released the following statement as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the fourth phase of the successful “Tips From Former Smokers" campaign. The “Tips" campaign, aimed at helping Americans quit smoking, is funded by the Prevention...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: Dear Dr. Frieden: As members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee with jurisdiction over public health and biomedical research, we are writing with concerns and questions about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recent report that approximately 75...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded White House actions announced today to support working families. Among the actions taken is a Presidential Memorandum directing federal agencies to implement flexible...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-TN) issued the following joint statement in response to the agreement reached between the Department of Education and Corinthian Colleges Inc....
By DOL Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: On Tuesday, June 24 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled, “What Should Workers and Employers Expect Next From the National Labor Relations Board?" The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) announced that they have introduced the Correctly Recognizing Educational Achievements to Empower (CREATE) Graduates Act, legislation that helps young people...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today issued the following statement after the Obama Administration announced two administrative actions that will extend critical federal benefits to families headed by same-sex couples. The first announcement, from the Department of Labor (DOL), clarifies...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C.-Senate coauthors of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) today announced the Senate has reached agreement to consider the bill to improve the nation’s workforce development system and said it could be voted on as early as next week.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 18, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with eight Senate Democrats, introduced legislation to restore overtime protections for low- and mid-wage salaried workers. The Restoring Overtime Pay for Working Americans...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 16, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement today following an announcement that President Obama is directing his Administration to develop an Executive Order prohibiting federal contractor...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 11, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement today after Republicans obstructed Senate consideration of the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, a bill that would allow borrowers with outstanding student loan debt to refinance at the lower interest rates currently offered to new borrowers and achieve much-needed savings for families across the country.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: Dear Secretary Foxx: We are writing to you with great concern about protecting consumer health on commercial flights. While many major carriers have decided to prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes, federal regulations still allow these products to be used during flight. The Department of Transportation...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of tomorrow’s Senate vote on the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, a bill that would allow borrowers with outstanding student...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: On Tuesday, June 10 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled, “The Regulatory and Enforcement Actions of EEOC: Examining the Concerns of Stakeholders." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the president announced new unilateral action on student loans...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement today welcoming an Executive Order from President Obama that will allow an additional five million borrowers with Federal Direct student loans to cap their monthly payments at just 10 percent of their income, according to the White House.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 6, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released the following statement in response to a report released by a federal, interagency Working Group tasked with making recommendations to improve chemical facility safety and security. The Working Group was formed as a result of an Executive Order from President Obama.
