By DOL Newswire | Jul 21, 2011
News Release: Opening Statement of House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (remarks as prepared)...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 21, 2011
News Release: Today, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce will vote on the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587), introduced on by Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC). This critical legislation would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employer to relocate, shut down, or transfer a business under any circumstance.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 20, 2011
News Release: On Thursday, July 21 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 Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on the Cut, Cap and Balance Act (H.R. 2560)...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after cosponsoring the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act, introduced by Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC) earlier this afternoon. Reps. Phil Roe (R-TN), Joe Wilson (R-SC), and Trey Gowdy (R-SC) have signed on as original cosponsors of the legislation.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 15, 2011
News Release: In January, I wrote Mayor Bloomberg regarding New York City's Taxi of Tomorrow project, encouraging him to select a design for the fleet that would be accessible for the thousands of New York residents and visitors who use wheelchairs.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: LIVE Webcast - Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions will come to order. The title of this hearing is “Lessons from the Field: Learning from What Works for Employment for Persons with Disabilities." The purpose of today’s bipartisan hearing is to learn from a diverse group of witnesses about proven strategies that have a positive impact on employment outcomes for all people with disabilities, including young adults and veterans.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce today approved the State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445) to provide states and local school districts flexibility in the use of federal education funds. This legislation marks the committee’s third in a series of bills designed to reform current elementary and secondary education law.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: Today, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce passed with unanimous support the Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act (H.R. 2465). The legislation updates the federal workers' compensation program to better protect taxpayer resources and modernizes benefits to reflect the realities of today's economy.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: Opening Statement of House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (remarks as prepared)...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 12, 2011
News Release: On Thursday, July 14 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled, “The Fair Labor Standards Act: Is It Meeting the Needs of the Twenty-First Century Workplace?" The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 12, 2011
News Release: I want to welcome everyone to the latest in our series of hearings focusing on retirement security. Today, we are going to take a close look at the important role pensions can play in building a strong, vibrant middle class, both in terms of the economic security they provide to retired Americans and...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 11, 2011
News Release: On Wednesday, July 13 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 State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445) and the Federal Workers’ Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act (H.R. 2465). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 11, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), the Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services announced proposed rules to help states establish state-based competitive marketplaces where Americans...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 8, 2011
News Release: Today, leaders of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce introduced the Federal Workers’ Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act (H.R. 2465), bipartisan legislation to reform the existing federal workers' compensation program.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 8, 2011
News Release: The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), held a joint hearing today with the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending. The hearing examined the negative consequences the Department of Education’s gainful employment regulation will have on student choice and job creation.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 8, 2011
News Release: LIVE Webcast - This morning, the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training will hold a joint subcommittee hearing with the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight, and Government Spending.m. ET.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today introduced the third in the committee’s series of education reform bills designed to overhaul current elementary and secondary education law. The State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445) will provide states and local school districts maximum flexibility in how they use federal education dollars.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: LIVE Webcast - Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET.
