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Harkin: Signing of Bipartisan Health Bills is Culmination of Major HELP Committee Efforts

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 after President Obama signed several bipartisan health bills into law today, including the landmark Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA), which Harkin...


President Signs Bipartisan Bill to Increase Efficiency Under Davis-Bacon Act

News Release: Today President Obama signed into law the Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act (H.R. 2747). Introduced by Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Ranking Member Joe Courtney (D-CT), the bill moves responsibility for wage claims adjustments for federally-contracted workers from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to the Department of Labor.


Harkin, Reed, Stabenow Unveil Plan to Preserve Assistance for Jobseekers

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-In an effort to stabilize the economy and prevent 1.3 million Americans from having their federal jobless benefits cut off, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Debbie Stabenow...


News Release: The House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing to discuss proposals to strengthen career and technical education (CTE) through a reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a related hearing in September to discuss challenges facing CTE programs.


Kline, Rokita Applaud Developments in Louisiana Private School Choice Lawsuit

News Release: House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Todd Rokita (R-IN) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice dropped its injunction against a private school choice program in Louisiana...


News Release: On Wednesday, November 20th at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled "Redefining Companion Care: Jeopardizing Access to Affordable Care for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Senate Health Policy Leaders Hail Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Safety of Compounded Drugs, Track All Prescription Drugs; Bill Now Heads to the President’s Desk

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA), Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-TN), and HELP Committee members Senator Al Franken (D-MN), Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS), Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) today hailed...


News Release: On Tuesday, November 19th 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, “Preparing Today's Students for Tomorrow's Jobs: Improving the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Harkin Announces Three More Bipartisan Health Bills Headed to President’s Desk

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate HELP Committee, today announced that three bipartisan health bills have been approved by Congress and now head to the President’s desk. The CHIMP Act Amendments of 2013 passed last night as part of a package that also included the...


Praise for Harkin Bill to Expand Access to High-Quality Early Learning Programs

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Since its introduction on Wednesday, a broad range of advocates and experts has expressed support for Senate HELP Chairman Tom Harkin’s (D-IA) Strong Start for America’s Children Act, a bill that would expand access to high-quality early learning programs for children from birth to...


Statement of Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) At the HELP Committee Hearing: “Ensuring Access to Higher Education: Simplifying Federal Student Aid for Today’s College Student”

News Release: “Today’s hearing is the third in our series examining critical issues in postsecondary education as the Committee looks to reauthorize the Higher Education Act. The topic we’ll discuss today is of paramount importance, and is arguably the bedrock of federal higher education policy: our federal financial...


News Release: The House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing to discuss the challenges schools and postsecondary institutions now face as a result of President Obama’s government takeover of health care.


***HAPPENING NOW*** Hearing on ObamaCare's Impact on Schools, Colleges, and Universities

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Kline Statement on President's Health Care Announcement

News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after President Obama announced "administrative" changes to his health care law...


Harkin Statement on White House Health Care Announcement

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today issued the following statement in response to the President’s announcement that Americans may keep their current plans for one year without penalty.


Harkin, Heller Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Provide Need-Based Tax Credits for Hearing Aids

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced the Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act. The legislation provides a non-refundable $500 tax credit for the purchase of a hearing aid, or $1,000 if two are needed, once every five years.


Harkin Statement on Affordable Care Act Enrollment Numbers

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released enrollment numbers for the first month of the Affordable Care Act marketplaces.


Kline Statement on Universal Pre-K Legislation

News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on newly introduced House and Senate proposals to create a universal Pre-K program...


Kline Statement on ObamaCare Enrollment Numbers

News Release: House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Obama administration announced enrollment figures for the health care exchanges...


Harkin, Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to High-Quality Early Learning Programs

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee-along with Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), ...