By DOL Newswire | Jun 7, 2012
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved legislation to fix the nation’s broken workforce training system and help ensure workers have the skills and education they need to succeed. The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 4297) ...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 6, 2012
News Release: U.S. 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) issued the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia decided to strike down portions of the Obama administration’s “program integrity" regulations...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, spoke on the floor of the Senate in support of the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill to help close the wage gap. Today, an American woman makes an average of 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man. In Iowa, that figure is 83 cents for every dollar paid to men.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions applauded the Walt Disney Company for updating its nutritional standards and for announcing new guidelines ensuring that junk food won’t be advertised on Disney’s kid-targeted TV programming and websites...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will on Thursday consider legislation introduced by Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Howard “Buck" McKeon (R-CA), and Joe Heck (R-NV) that will help unemployed Americans gain the skills and education necessary to fill in-demand jobs.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: On Thursday, June 7 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a markup of the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 4297). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 1, 2012
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for May...
By DOL Newswire | May 31, 2012
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), today held a hearing entitled, “Barriers to Lower Health Care Costs for Workers and Employers." The hearing examined changes enacted under the 2010 health care law that are undermining policies designed to make health insurance more affordable.
By DOL Newswire | May 30, 2012
News Release: On Thursday, May 31 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 “Barriers to Lower Health Care Costs for Workers and Employers." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | May 30, 2012
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and 30 House Republicans this week filed a legal brief challenging a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regulatory action that requires virtually every private employer to post a biased and vague notice of employee “rights" in the workplace.
By DOL Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) released the following statement today after Terence Flynn announced he would resign as a member of the National Labor Relations Board effective July 24, 2012. Mr. Flynn joined the board on January 9, 2012 after receiving an unconstitutional recess appointment by President Obama.
By DOL Newswire | May 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today joined Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) and a bipartisan group of Senators in introducing legislation so that families and students will gain a more accurate picture of exactly how much college will cost them before deciding which school to attend. Harkin...
By DOL Newswire | May 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Ranking Member Mike Enzi (R-WY) of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued a joint statement welcoming Senate passage of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), bipartisan HELP Committee legislation...
By DOL Newswire | May 22, 2012
News Release: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) issued the following statement on the Department of Education’s plan to launch a new version of the stimulus-era Race to the Top program...
By DOL Newswire | May 21, 2012
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 to call for passage of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), a bill which passed out of the HELP Committee with overwhelming bipartisan support.
By DOL Newswire | May 16, 2012
News Release: The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), today held a hearing to examine state and local efforts to increase parental engagement and options.
By DOL Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in response to the announcement by Education Secretary Arne Duncan of a new resource document aimed at reducing the use of seclusion and restraint practices in schools...
By DOL Newswire | May 14, 2012
News Release: On Wednesday, May 16th, at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing entitled, “Exploring State Success in Expanding Parent and Student Options." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today sent a letter to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon demanding additional information on newly implemented policies that require NLRB regional offices to schedule pre-election union representation hearings just seven days after receiving notice of an election petition.
By DOL Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: Dear Member Flynn: As Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, I received a March 19, 2012, report from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Inspector General David Berry, which detailed repeated violations of ethical standards you committed while serving in your...
