By DOL Newswire | May 16, 2013
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) issued the following statements today after the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 45, legislation that would repeal President Obama’s government takeover of health care...
By DOL Newswire | May 16, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the HELP Committee's approval of Thomas Perez’s nomination to serve as U.S. Secretary of Labor...
By DOL Newswire | May 16, 2013
News Release: “Over 75 years ago, Congress enacted the National Labor Relations Act, guaranteeing American workers the right to form and join a union and bargain for a better life. For both union and non-union workers alike, the Act provides essential protections - it gives workers a voice, and the ability to join...
By DOL Newswire | May 16, 2013
News Release: “It’s great to be here today to talk about the retirement crisis and my proposal to solve it by expanding pension coverage.
By DOL Newswire | May 16, 2013
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved two pieces of legislation designed to address a pair of problems facing the nation’s higher education system.
By DOL Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to protect taxpayers and shield college students from a sharp increase in federal Stafford loan interest rates, U.S. Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Jack Reed (D-RI), along with Majority Leader...
By DOL Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), with Senators Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Al Franken (D-Minn.) and other members of the HELP Committee, today introduced legislation-S. 959, ...
By DOL Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: LINTHICUM, Md. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Emcor Group Inc. in Arlington, Va., doing business as Emcor Government Services, and EEC Inc. in Landover, Md., for serious safety violations. These violations include flammable vapor hazards that...
By DOL Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, released the following statement in response to a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) examining the existing body of research linking sodium intake to health outcomes and...
By DOL Newswire | May 13, 2013
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans, led by Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN), today introduced the Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act (H.R. 1949), legislation that would direct the Department of Education to explore opportunities to enhance higher education transparency.
By DOL Newswire | May 13, 2013
News Release: On Thursday, May 16 at 10:00 a.m., the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will mark up the Smarter Solutions for Students Act (H.R. 1911) and the Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act (H.R. 1949). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | May 9, 2013
News Release: “Last November, this Committee convened a hearing to better understand what caused one of the worst public health crises this country has experienced in recent years: the meningitis outbreak that has claimed the lives of 53 Americans and sickened more than 700. Through that hearing and the efforts of...
By DOL Newswire | May 9, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, applauded the Senate’s passage of the Animal Drug User Fee Agreement (ADUFA) and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Agreement (AGDUFA) reauthorizations. ADUFA and AGDUFA allow the U.S. Food...
By DOL Newswire | May 9, 2013
News Release: House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today introduced legislation to tackle the upcoming student loan interest rate cliff by moving to a market-based solution.
By DOL Newswire | May 8, 2013
News Release: Right now the House is considering H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013. This commonsense legislation modernizes an outdated federal law that prevents private-sector employers from offering employees the option to accrue paid time off or ‘comp time’ for working overtime hours.
By DOL Newswire | May 8, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, spoke on the floor of the Senate about Republican obstructionism that has prevented a scheduled Committee vote this afternoon on the nomination of Thomas Perez to be Secretary of Labor.
By DOL Newswire | May 8, 2013
News Release: The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 (H.R. 1406), legislation that will help more Americans balance the needs of family and work. Sponsored by Representative Martha Roby (R-AL), this commonsense proposal would allow private-sector employers to offer employees the opportunity to accrue paid time off or ‘comp time’ for working overtime hours.
By DOL Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing to examine the appropriate federal role in accountability and explore innovative state and local efforts to hold schools accountable for student performance.
By DOL Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: House Republicans today met with working parents to discuss the need for more flexibility in the workplace. At the CENTECH GROUP Inc. office in Falls Church, Virginia, members listened as small business owners and private-sector employees described how the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 (H.R.
By DOL Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON--Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committeeand of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies-and author of the prevention and public health title of the Affordable Care...
