By DOL Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: “I would like to thank everyone for being here for the second hearing in a series focusing on retirement security in America. Today, we are going to take a hard look at the management and administration of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and see if we need to take steps to modernize the agency.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) hailed today’s Senate passage of legislation to better protect Americans against contaminated food and food-borne illness. The measure passed by a vote of 73 to 25. Harkin, who is Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), is...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 16, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee executive session to consider several bills, as well as to vote on any pending nominations that may be cleared for action, scheduled for today has been POSTPONED. The new time and date are to be determined.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 5, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Labor reported the national unemployment rate remained at 9.6 percent during the month of October...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 3, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, today outlined broad-based priorities for education and employment policy that will promote American competitiveness and hold government accountable. Kline is asking for the support of his fellow Republicans as he seeks the chairmanship of the committee for the 112th Congress.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 8, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Labor reported a loss of 95,000 jobs in September and a national unemployment rate stuck at 9.6 percent...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 7, 2010
News Release: “I want to welcome everyone to this hearing on retirement security, a timely issue that is of critical importance to every American.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 5, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced the Committee will hold a hearing on THURSDAY at 10:00 A.M. to examine the state of retirement security in the United States.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new report released today by Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) reveals that more than half of students at many for-profit colleges will drop out within the first two years, most likely with significant loan debt. The companies...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 30, 2010
News Release: “This is the third in a series of hearings by this Committee examining the federal investment in for-profit colleges and universities.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 28, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today in response to President Obama’s claims about Republican support for education...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 23, 2010
News Release: House Republicans today unveiled A Pledge to America, a governing agenda developed through an unprecedented dialogue with the American people. The Pledge outlines immediate steps Congress can take to create jobs, restrain spending, reform health care, and enact other sensible reforms sought by the American people.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 3, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today after the Department of Labor reported a loss of 54,000 jobs in August and an increase in the national unemployment rate to 9.6 percent...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 12, 2010
News Release: Senate Leaders Release Manager’s Package of The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
By DOL Newswire | Aug 12, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, today issued the following statement on the manager’s package for The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Harkin has been working on a bipartisan basis with HELP Committee Ranking Member...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 6, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Senior Republican member, issued the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced a loss of 131,000 jobs in July...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 5, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to summon Congress to Washington to vote on a controversial state bailout, including $10 billion requested by teachers’ unions to keep school systems funded at levels states cannot afford.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 4, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following the second oversight hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that he will initiate a document request to 30 companies operating for-profit schools. The announcement came at the end of the Committee’s...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 4, 2010
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By DOL Newswire | Aug 4, 2010
News Release: “This is the second in a series of hearings by this Committee focusing on the growing federal investment in for-profit colleges and universities.
