By DOL Newswire | Mar 12, 2014
News Release: “In his State of the Union address this year, President Obama said, ‘No one who works full time should ever have to raise a family in poverty.’ I strongly agree. Indeed, that statement expresses a core American value.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 12, 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 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014. The bipartisan reauthorization will expand access to and improve the quality of child care for the more than 1.5 million children and families that benefit from the federal child care subsidy program. Read more about the bill here.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 12, 2014
News Release: Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the release of a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that confirms Republican concerns about the Department of Education’s management of the student loan rehabilitation ...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 11, 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 applauded the news that 4.2 million Americans, including more than 15,000 Iowans, have signed up for health coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces, up from...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 11, 2014
News Release: Dear Mr. President: We are writing to thank you for your continued efforts in combating youth tobacco use, as demonstrated in your proposed Fiscal Year 2015 Budget. In light of the novel products that threaten to addict more youth to nicotine, we ask you to urge the Office of Information and Regulatory...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 11, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), and Richard Burr (R-NC) today urged Senate passage of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014, a bipartisan reauthorization that will expand access to and improve the quality of child care for the more than 1.5 million children and families that benefit from the federal child care subsidy program. The law has been due for reauthorization since 2002.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 11, 2014
News Release: On Wednesday, March 12, the committee will convene two education hearings in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 11, 2014
News Release: On Thursday, March 13 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing on the Protecting Health Care Providers from Increased Administrative Burdens Act (H.R. 3633). The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 11, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative George Miller (D-CA), senior Democrat on the House Education and Workforce Committee, today welcomed the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rule to ensure employers are given a summary of the fees being charged in connection with their 401(k) and other retirement plans.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2014
News Release: DES MOINES, IA-U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today chaired a field hearing of the Committee in Des Moines to explore ways to expand and strengthen early education options for children and parents. The hearing, titled “Doing...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 7, 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 on the February employment numbers. Today’s report shows that the economy added 175,000 jobs, yet the current unemployment rate is 6.7 percent.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 6, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Rep. George Miller (D-CA), senior Democrat on the House Education and Workforce Committee, released the following statement today in response to a new report from the Small...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 5, 2014
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing entitled, “Culture of Union Favoritism: The Return of the NLRB’s Ambush Election Rule." During the hearing, members discussed how a proposed rule by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) would undermine long-standing rights of workers, employers, and unions.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 5, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Senate HELP Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), House Energy & Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI), Senator Al Franken (D-MN), House Budget...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 5, 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) issued the following statements after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report documenting the need to improve data reporting and outcomes within the federal workforce development system.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 4, 2014
News Release: The House Education and the Workforce Committee will host two field hearings during the week of March 17, 2014 to discuss ways education and skills training can strengthen our economy.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 4, 2014
News Release: On Wednesday, March 5 at 10:00 a.m., the House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Culture of Union Favoritism: The Return of the NLRB’s Ambush Election Rule." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 4, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Yesterday, the National Cancer Institute announced a scientific framework for advancing research on pancreatic cancer, as directed under the Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act of 2012. Today, U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) ...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 4, 2014
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2015 budget proposal...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 3, 2014
News Release: Dear Mr. Coy: We are writing to congratulate you on the very recent launch of the new GI Bill Comparison Tool website by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with assistance from the Education Department (ED). VA launched the new website with the twin goals of (1) helping veterans calculate their...
