By DOL Newswire | May 8, 2014
News Release: The House of Representatives is currently debating the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 10), legislation to bolster local charter school initiatives, aid the expansion and replication of successful charter school models, and improve charter school accessibility for some of the country’s most disadvantaged students.
By DOL Newswire | May 8, 2014
News Release: The House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing entitled, “Big Labor on College Campuses: Examining the Consequences of Unionizing Student Athletes." During the hearing, members listened as a higher education administrator, athletic director, and former student athlete discussed the negative effects of a recent National Labor Relations Board decision allowing the unionization of student athletes.
By DOL Newswire | May 8, 2014
News Release: “We have convened this hearing to consider the nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell to be the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Ms. Burwell, thank you for joining us today. I also welcome your husband, Stephen Burwell, your sister, Stephanie O’Keefe and her husband Joe O’Keefe, as well as your friends Saj-nicole Joni and Linda Lourie.
By DOL Newswire | May 8, 2014
News Release: The House of Representatives today approved the Strengthening Education through Research Act (H.R. 4366) with bipartisan support. Introduced by Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Todd Rokita (R-IN) and Ranking Member Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), the bill reauthorizes the Education Sciences Reform Act and makes it easier for states and school districts to access timely information on successful education practices.
By DOL Newswire | May 8, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Ted Mitchell to serve as the U.S. Under Secretary of Education. The HELP Committee approved Mitchell’s nomination in January 2014.
By DOL Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: Today at 4:00p.m., House Republican leaders will hold a press conference to discuss the important role quality charter schools play in the nation's education system. The press conference will also highlight the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 10), legislation that will support the growth and expansion of high-performing charter schools. H.R. 10 is expected to come before the House for a vote later this week.
By DOL Newswire | May 2, 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 on the April employment report showing that the economy added 288,000 jobs last month, with the national unemployment rate dropping to 6.3 percent from 6.7 percent.
By DOL Newswire | May 2, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement today applauding the Obama Administration’s move to ensure that health insurers cover a range evidence-based tobacco cessation services, as required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
By DOL Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: The House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing to examine a recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that classifies certain student athletes as “employees" for the purposes of collective bargaining. The hearing, entitled "Big ...
By DOL Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: Good morning. I appreciate that kind introduction and would like to begin by extending my thanks to Bloomberg Government for hosting us this morning, as well as to the Quality Construction Alliance for its support of today’s event. You are shining light on an important issue that frankly hasn’t received the attention it deserves.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and the Senate author of the Americans with Disabilities Act, today submitted testimony to the New York City Taxicab and Limousine Commission in support of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to improve accessibility for New York City taxicabs. Mayor de Blasio’s plan will make 50 percent of taxis accessible to people with disabilities by 2020.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: On Thursday, May 1, 2014 House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) will deliver remarks on multiemployer pension reform at an event hosted by Bloomberg Government and sponsored by the Quality Construction Alliance.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: Dear Mr. Dodaro:. Congress has long had an interest in the inclusion of women in clinical research. Prior Government Accountability Office (GAO) work informed the National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993, which called for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund research on diseases...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 30, 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 Minimum Wage Fairness Act, a bill he introduced to raise the national minimum wage...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 30, 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 before the Senate voted on whether or not to consider the Minimum Wage Fairness Act, a bill he introduced to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today opened Senate floor debate on the Minimum Wage Fairness Act, a bill he introduced to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour in three steps, then provide for automatic, ...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2014
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today urged the Obama administration and House Appropriations Committee leadership to increase support for students with disabilities by prioritizing federal funding for Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Ahead of a confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) today met with Sylvia Mathews Burwell, who has been nominated to serve as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
By DOL Newswire | Apr 28, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement after the Senate approved David Weil to serve as the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the U.S. Department of Labor. Weil was approved by the Senate HELP Committee in January 2014.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 25, 2014
News Release: On Tuesday, April 29 at 10:00 a.m., the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Reviewing the President’s Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Proposal for the Department of Education." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
