By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2010
News Release: As part of continued efforts to safeguard Americans’ retirement savings, members of the House GOP Savings Recovery Solutions Group wrote to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to oppose proposals that would jeopardize workers’ hard-earned retirement savings by undermining or nationalizing individual 401(k) retirement savings plans.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2010
News Release: “I’d like to thank everyone for being here today for our second ESEA hearing in less than 24 hours! Let no one doubt that a strong reauthorization of this legislation is a top priority of this Committee!
By DOL Newswire | Apr 28, 2010
News Release: Republican members of the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee today called for a public hearing seeking the testimony of Richard S. Foster, chief actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In a letter to the committee’s chairman, the Republican members pointed to a recent analysis from Mr. Foster that found total health care spending will increase by $311 billion as a result of the recently enacted health care overhaul.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 28, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Workers Memorial Day...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 28, 2010
News Release: “Today’s hearing will focus on the important role that standards and assessments play in our education system. Given the foundational role of standards and assessments, we had planned to have this hearing at the beginning of our ESEA hearing series, but had to reschedule due to the Senate calendar. I want thank our witnesses and the other members of the HELP Committee for their flexibility.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2010
News Release: NOTE: The report by the Chief Actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which was requested by House and Senate Republicans in March, projected health care spending will increase by $311 billion over the next 10 years and 14 million Americans will lose their current employer-provided ...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2010
News Release: "The topic of today’s hearing couldn’t be more timely, or more important. In the wake of the West Virginia coal mining disaster that killed 29 miners; the refinery explosion in Anacortes, Washington where seven workers died; the disaster that killed six people at a Connecticut natural gas power plant; ...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 23, 2010
News Release: For more than a week, the labor bosses on the board of the Services Employees International Union (SEIU) have been searching for a new leader to take over their debt-burdened organization. No doubt the next president for the SEIU has large shoes to fill as the “powerful and polarizing " Andy Stern heads to retirement.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 23, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement in response to a new analysis from the Office of the Actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 22, 2010
News Release: “I’d like to thank all of you for being here today as we continue to discuss the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Through our previous hearings, we have gained valuable insight into the need for education reform, the Administration’s views on how best to meet this challenge, ...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2010
News Release: The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Republican website has been named the winner of a Gold Mouse award by the Congressional Management Foundation, an honor presented to the best websites in Congress.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 20, 2010
News Release: “Good morning. Today this Committee is holding its first hearing on health care since President Obama signed into law the historic Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This Committee will be an active participant in implementation and oversight of that law. As we all know, health reform is not complete with the signing of a bill, and we are fully committed to ensuring a smooth and successful implementation.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 20, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, today applauded the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) effort to reduce the amount of salt consumed by Americans. The effort is based on recommendations made in a report released today...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 15, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today said federal and state investigations of the tragic explosion that killed 29 miners in the Upper Big Branch mine must carefully scrutinize the actions of the federal mine safety agency, particularly amid troubling indications that the agency failed to increase oversight of the mine despite repeat violations.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 14, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, delivered the following statement this afternoon on H.Res. 1236, a congressional resolution honoring the coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 14, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and of the Senate Appropriations panel that funds education initiatives, introduced the Keep Our Educators Working Act today. The bill will create a $23 billion Education Jobs Fund to help keep...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 14, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, today warned sensitive student information could be at risk through vast data warehouses that collect private, personally identifiable information on school children. The committee heard testimony on the risks to students’ personal information during a hearing on data collection in the K-12 education system.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 13, 2010
News Release: “I’d like to thank all of you for being here today as we continue to discuss reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. In our two previous hearings, we gained valuable insight into the need for education reform in order for our country to remain globally competitive; and we heard...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 12, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, today warned new Obama Administration rules for federal construction projects will reduce competition and drive up costs for taxpayers. The federal procurement agencies announced the final rule - slated for ...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 7, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) released the following statement today regarding a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) inspections of domestic food facilities. Among its findings, the report...
