By DOL Newswire | Jun 15, 2011
News Release: The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce today approved legislation to repeal two federal regulations burdening institutions of higher education. The Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act (H.R. 2117), sponsored by Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), passed by a strong bipartisan vote of 27 to 11.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 15, 2011
News Release: On Thursday, June 16 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled, “Is OSHA Undermining State Efforts to Promote Workplace Safety?" The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 14, 2011
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), today held a hearing to review the state of private pension plans and the challenges facing plan sponsors, workers, and retirees.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 13, 2011
News Release: On Tuesday, June 14 at 11:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled Retirement Security: Challenges Confronting Pension Plan Sponsors, Workers, and Retirees. The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 13, 2011
News Release: On Wednesday, June 15 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 Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act (H.R. 2117). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 7, 2011
News Release: “Four years ago, America was caught off guard by the sub-prime mortgage crisis. Fast talking sales people deceived consumers into taking out loans that they knew would never be paid back, and financial speculators hid the risk and passed the debt off to investors. What has become clear over the past...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 3, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on the release of the latest unemployment data...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 3, 2011
News Release: On Tuesday, June 7 at 9:00 a.m. CST, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), will join Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) in hosting the fourth field hearing of the 112th Congress. The field hearing, entitled "The Recent Healthcare Law: Consequences for Indiana Families and Workers," will take place at the Vanderburgh County Civic Center, located at 1 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in Evansville, Indiana.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 3, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans expressed strong opposition to the Department of Education's gainful employment regulation. In a series of press statements released this week, committee members criticized the administration's assault on student choice and the workforce, and pledged to fight the burdensome, job-destroying regulation. Read statement excerpts below...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 2, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the Appropriations Subcommittee that funds education, released the following statement on the final Gainful Employment rule...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 2, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today expressed serious concerns with the Department of Education's final gainful employment regulation.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: On Thursday, June 2 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled “Investigating Financial Mismanagement at the U.S. Department of Labor." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), today held a hearing to examine the role of charter schools in the nation’s education system.
By DOL Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: On Wednesday, June 1 at 12:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing entitled “Education Reforms: Exploring the Vital Role of Charter Schools." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s visit to Minnesota...
By DOL Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: Opening Statement of Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (Remarks as Prepared)...
By DOL Newswire | May 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) reintroduced the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act, legislation that builds on the work of Mrs. Shriver by reauthorizing the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act, whose programs support people with disabilities through health, education, and initiatives around the world. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) joined Harkin in sponsoring the bill.
By DOL Newswire | May 25, 2011
News Release: Opening Statement of House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (remarks as prepared)...
By DOL Newswire | May 25, 2011
News Release: The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce today approved the first in a series of education reform bills designed to revamp current Education and Secondary Education law. The Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act (H.R. 1891), sponsored by Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), passed by a vote of 23 to 16.
By DOL Newswire | May 25, 2011
News Release: On Thursday, May 26 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 “Corporate Campaigns and the NLRB: The Impact of Union Pressure on Job Creation." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
