By DOL Newswire | May 27, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, today joined other members of the House GOP Health Care Solutions Group to examine the true cost of the recently enacted health care law for American taxpayers, job creators, and the doctor-patient relationship.
By DOL Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: “I welcome everyone to our tenth and final hearing on reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Though this hearing falls last on the committee’s calendar, it addresses the very beginning stages of a child’s education. Today’s discussion will inform us about what we can do to ensure that more young children begin their education fully prepared to learn and succeed.
By DOL Newswire | May 25, 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 regarding launch of AmericaSpeakingOut.com, a new website created by House Republicans as part of the broader America Speaking Out initiative to engage the American people in a dialogue about policy ideas and priorities, including those that affect students, teachers, workers, and families...
By DOL Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement today after news that raw alfalfa sprouts had been linked to a Salmonella outbreak in ten states. The tainted sprouts were distributed to a variety of...
By DOL Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D., following the recall of 40 varieties of childrens’ and infants’ formulations of Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl by Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare.
By DOL Newswire | May 20, 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 regarding ongoing congressional efforts to conduct oversight of underground coal mining safety and investigate compliance with, and enforcement of, federal mine safety laws and regulations...
By DOL Newswire | May 19, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) was honored today by the Harvard School of Public Health for his leadership in developing policies that support and promote good nutrition, healthier lifestyles and disease prevention. Harkin was named the 2010 Healthy Cup Award winner at a lecture sponsored...
By DOL Newswire | May 19, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement regarding the DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation assuming leadership of the popular DC Opportunity Scholarship Program...
By DOL Newswire | May 18, 2010
News Release: “Today’s hearing will explore how physical activity, good health and sound nutrition can enhance students’ ability to succeed in school and in life.
By DOL Newswire | May 18, 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 an undercover Government Accountability Office investigation revealed fraud and abuse at selected Head Start centers.
By DOL Newswire | May 11, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, praised the action plan released by the Task Force on Childhood Obesity this morning. On February 9th, the President created the interagency Task Force and directed it to produce a plan...
By DOL Newswire | May 10, 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 a ruling by the National Mediation Board designed to increase the number of unionized workers in the airline and railway industries...
By DOL Newswire | May 7, 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 announced the national unemployment rate ticked upward to 9.9 percent...
By DOL Newswire | May 6, 2010
News Release: “The Committee will come to order. We have convened this hearing to examine the issue of employment discrimination against older workers and the need, in the face of a very misguided and harmful Supreme Court decision, to enact legislation to ensure that older workers are treated with the fairness they deserve.
By DOL Newswire | May 5, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), today announced the selection of his team leaders for health, education and labor and the development of a new investigation unit for the Committee.
By DOL Newswire | May 5, 2010
News Release: The U.S. House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions heard testimony today raising serious questions about a proposed overhaul of anti-discrimination laws, including potential unintended consequences of the proposed legislation on a broad range of existing federal and state laws. The ...
By DOL Newswire | May 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 honor of the nation’s charter schools and in support of H. Res. 1149, designating the week of May 2, 2010, as National Charter Schools Week...
By DOL Newswire | May 5, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced today that the Committee approved nine nominations en bloc this afternoon to fill positions at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Department of Education, the Department...
By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2010
News Release: Teacher quality was the subject of a hearing before the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee this afternoon, with experts underscoring the critical role of effective teachers in improving student academic achievement. Republicans have identified “letting teachers teach" as a core principle for education reform.
By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2010
News Release: “Today’s hearing, ‘Improving America’s Secondary Schools,’ will explore the challenges facing America’s middle and high schools, and how ESEA reauthorization can help states and districts address those challenges.
