By DOL Newswire | Mar 11, 2010
News Release: The Ranking Republican Members of 11 committees of the U.S. House of Representatives issued the following statement today endorsing an immediate moratorium on earmarks for members of the Republican Conference...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 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 14 nominations by voice vote this afternoon to fill positions at the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, the Barry Goldwater...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2010
News Release: “I’d like to thank all of you for being here today for the first in a series of hearings focusing on reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Testimony from educators and experts, this morning and in subsequent hearings, will guide us as we undertake a bipartisan process to reshape...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 5, 2010
News Release: The U.S. Department of Labor announced this morning that 36,000 jobs were lost in February, while the national unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent. Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the Senior Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 4, 2010
News Release: “I am very pleased to convene this hearing - the first in a series - to focus on the childhood obesity epidemic and how we can reverse it.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 4, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) released the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched an investigation into findings of Salmonella Tennessee in hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) manufactured by Basic Food Flavors, Inc., in Las Vegas. HVP is a commonly used ingredient used as a flavor enhancer in many processed foods, including soups, sauces, chilis, stews, hot dogs, gravies, seasoned snack foods, dips and dressings.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 3, 2010
News Release: Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4247, the Keeping All Students Safe Act. This legislation establishes new federal requirements and limitations for the use of seclusion or restraints in schools and comes in response to a 2009 Government Accountability Office (GAO) analysis of incidents ...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 25, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today issued the following statement upon the conclusion of the White House bipartisan summit on health reform. Harkin is Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 25, 2010
News Release: Republicans on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee today released four principles to guide the eventual reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Restoring Local Control; Empowering Parents; Letting Teachers Teach; and Protecting Taxpayers. The principles, which were developed ...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 25, 2010
News Release: In stark contrast to the trillion-dollar, massive government takeover of health care that would increase premiums for families and small businesses, Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, this morning outlined a commonsense plan to reduce health care costs for small businesses. Kline’s remarks came during the White House’s health care summit, currently underway. Excerpts of his remarks...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 25, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), senior Republican on the House Education and Labor Committee, came out of today’s White House health care summit calling on Democrats to set aside their controversial government takeover of health care and allow a vote on step-by-step reforms that will bring down the cost of health ...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, appeared on Fox News this morning to discuss Republican priorities for health care reform going into tomorrow’s White House summit.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: “In his State of the Union address last month, President Obama made clear his commitment to getting Americans back to work. As he put it, job creation is ‘our number one focus for 2010.’ This is why we must act swiftly to ensure that American workers have the education, skills training, and supports...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today issued the following statement after the Senate passed the bipartisan Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act by a vote of 70 to 28. The HIRE Act is a bipartisan bill that has the potential to create and save many jobs nationwide this year. The measure will now go on to the U.S. House for consideration. Harkin is the Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing today on expanding access to high-quality charter schools, a top priority for the panel’s Republicans as Congress begins exploring potential reforms to federal K-12 education laws. The hearing examined legislation designed to replicate effective charter schools, giving more students access to the choices charter schools offer.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today issued the following statement after the White House unveiled their health reform proposal. Harkin is Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 22, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), Senior Republican on the Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the Obama Administration’s summary of the latest proposal for a government takeover of health care - a plan modeled on the legislation crafted behind closed doors by House and Senate Democrats.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 18, 2010
News Release: Democratic and Republican leaders of the House Education and Labor Committee today made an announcement about their plans for a bipartisan reform of the nation’s primary federal education law, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) - currently known as No Child Left Behind. U.S. Reps. George ...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 9, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) released the following statement today after meeting at the White House with First Lady Michelle Obama, Cabinet members, business leaders and others on the growing problem of childhood obesity. In 2008, Harkin spearheaded an effort to create the nation’s first...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 5, 2010
News Release: The U.S. Department of Labor announced this morning that 20,000 jobs were lost in January while the national unemployment rate, which counts only those Americans actively looking for work, fell to 9.7 percent. At the same time, the job losses for the month of December were revised upward to show a loss ...
