By DOL Newswire | Feb 8, 2011
News Release: On Thursday, February 10 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 on “Education in the Nation: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities Facing America’s Classrooms" in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Late yesterday, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to discuss his ongoing investigation into the for-profit education sector and the cynical and misleading tactics used to enroll students in for-profit schools.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: On Wednesday, February 9 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 on “The Impact of the Health Care Law on the Economy, Employers, and the Workforce" in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 4, 2011
News Release: Dear Mayor Bloomberg: I understand that New York City is in the process of selecting a new design for the City’s 13,000 taxis under the “Taxi of Tomorrow" project. I have also learned that the City is putting great emphasis on making its future taxi fleet wheelchair accessible by dramatically increasing...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 4, 2011
News Release: U.S. Congressman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), Chairman of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee, issued the following statement today after the Department of Labor reported the national unemployment rate was 9 percent in the month of January...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 3, 2011
News Release: “I want to welcome everyone to the latest in our series of hearings focusing on retirement security. This is our first hearing looking specifically at how to make retirement plans work better.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 2, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) today made the following comments on the Senate floor about the importance of health reform and the consequences of repealing the law. The Senate is expected to vote on a Republican amendment that would repeal the Affordable Care Act, the health reform bill that...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced the Committee will meet on Thursday at 2:00 P.M. for the next hearing in a series on the growing retirement security crisis. The hearing will focus on what can be done to help Americans save more for retirement and make better decisions about their retirement savings.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) released the following statement on today’s ruling by Florida U.S. District Court judge Roger Vinson on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 31, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after a federal judge in Florida ruled the Democrats’ health care law is unconstitutional...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 27, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - At this morning’s hearing, Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) and other members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) heard testimony from Americans who are already experiencing benefits of the Affordable Care Act. One witness, a 21 year old named Emily Schlichting who suffers from a chronic auto-immune disease, told the Committee that her life has drastically changed for the better thanks to the new health reform law.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 27, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, made the following remarks on the benefits of health reform at the Families USA’s 16th Annual Health Action Conference in Washington, D.C. today. Harkin was the first speaker at the conference, which is expected to draw more than 800 health care advocates from around the country.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 27, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), tonight released the following joint statement after President Obama called for education reform in his State of the Union address...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today in support of bipartisan legislation that will reauthorize the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today reintroduced major legislation to create a healthier future for America by giving our citizens access to better preventive care and consumer information to encourage healthier lifestyles. The Healthier Lifestyles and Prevention America Act, also known...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: Rep. John Kline, Chairman of the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee, today expressed strong concern with administration proposals and policies that are having a chilling effect on America’s job creators. For 20 consecutive months unemployment has remained above 9 percent and 14.5 million ...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 25, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today on President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 25, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, will be the opening speaker at the Families USA’s 16th Annual Health Action Conference, which begins this Thursday, January 27 at 8:30am. The conference, which is expected to draw more...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 25, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced the Committee will meet on Thursday at 10:00 A.M. to examine how the Affordable Care Act protects consumers against insurance industry abuses. The hearing, entitled “The Affordable Care...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold its full committee organizational meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 10:30 a.m. in 2175 Rayburn House Office Building. At the organizational meeting, the Committee will consider...
