By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing to examine a recent proposal by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to rush union elections. The proposal would provide employers just seven days to prepare a legal case to present before ...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 6, 2011
News Release: On Friday, July 8 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending. The hearing, entitled “The Gainful Employment Regulation: Limiting Job Growth and Student Choice," will take place in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 6, 2011
News Release: On Thursday, July 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 hearing entitled, "Rushing Union Elections: Protecting the Interests of Big Labor at the Expense of Workers’ Free Choice." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 5, 2011
News Release: A new report from the independent Congressional Research Service (CRS) raises concerns about the Secretary of Education’s recent proposal to grant conditional waivers of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) requirements in exchange for reforms not authorized by Congress.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 1, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement as a series of higher education regulations proposed by the Department of Education took effect today...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after providing public notice for a hearing next week. The hearing will examine the National Labor Relations Board’s proposal to make sweeping changes to union election procedures."
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Following last night’s PBS Frontline segment documenting the mistreatment of America’s veterans by some for-profit colleges, a group of Senators condemned the practices brought to light. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA), along with...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee heard testimony from Americans who are struggling to make ends meet and those who are studying the decline of the middle class. After delivering a speech on the Senate floor yesterday decrying Washington’s focus on cutting the...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 22, 2011
News Release: Opening Statement of House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (remarks as prepared)...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 22, 2011
News Release: The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce today approved the second in a series of education reform bills designed to overhaul current elementary and secondary education law. The Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218), sponsored by Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), passed by a strong bipartisan vote of 34 to 5.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, spoke on the Senate floor in support of modernized elections rules proposed yesterday by the National Labor Relations Board.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 21, 2011
News Release: On Thursday, June 23 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing entitled, “Demanding Accountability in National Service Programs." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 21, 2011
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 National Labor Relations Board's proposal of modernized election rules, which will clear the way for workers to vote on unionization by streamlining regulatory processes...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 21, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after the National Labor Relations Board proposed changes to the union election process...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 20, 2011
News Release: On Wednesday, June 22 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 Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that a sex discrimination class-action suit against Wal-Mart cannot move forward...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) joined members of the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council, including Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes, and Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, ...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), today held a hearing to review state workforce protection plans and a recent Department of Labor Inspector General report critical of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) oversight of these state plans.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, today introduced legislation to empower parents and students with greater access to quality education opportunities.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 15, 2011
News Release: LIVE Webcast - Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the markup beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET.
