By DOL Newswire | Jan 18, 2008
News Release: We are here to celebrate a landmark in labor-management relations. The
By DOL Newswire | Jan 17, 2008
News Release: Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office asking that it investigate why this landmark patient safety legislation, passed by Congress nearly three years ago, has not been fully implemented.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 17, 2008
News Release: The Fair Pay Restoration Act would clarify that laws against pay discrimination apply to every paycheck or other compensation a worker receives. The bill’s protection extends to pay discrimination based on race, national origin, gender, religious, age or disability.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 16, 2008
News Release: When the economy is wrong, nothing else is right for working families. Hardworking families are losing their jobs, their homes, their health care and their hope. More and more families across America wish they could look to the future, but they’re just trying to get through today. We’re here to say, ...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 16, 2008
News Release: I commend Senator Schumer for holding this important hearing today about a deepening concern that is on so many Americans’ minds - the troubled state of the nation’s economy. And I join in welcoming our distinguished witnesses. Larry Summers is one of the nation’s pre-eminent economists, and so is Larry...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 15, 2008
News Release: KENNEDY ON HOUSE MINE SAFETY LEGISLATION WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in anticipation of the House of Representatives taking up the Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 10, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in response to Secretary Spellings’ remarks made this afternoon at the National Press Club on reauthorizing No Child Left Behind. Senator Kennedy said, “I...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 8, 2008
News Release: Chairman Kennedy holds roundtable discussion on law’s future and effectiveness Cambridge, MA- Today, on the sixth anniversary of the No Child Left Behind Act, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the United States Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, held a roundtable discussion...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 7, 2008
News Release: BOSTON, MA- On Wednesday, January 9th at 11:30 AM, Senator Edward M. Kennedy,
By DOL Newswire | Jan 7, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in response to President Bush’s remarks on the No Child Left Behind Act made today at the Greeley Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois. Tomorrow is the...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 4, 2008
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Bush Administration today appointed Richard Stickler to be Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health. Mr. Stickler’s recess appointment expired on Dec. 31, 2007. Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, ...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 4, 2008
News Release: unemployment rate, from 4.7% in November to 5.0% in December. Nearly 500,000 more Americans became unemployed, the largest increase in a single month since 2001. Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, put out the following statement: "This sharp...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 17, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry today
By DOL Newswire | Dec 14, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health,
By DOL Newswire | Dec 14, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- The DoD Authorization Conference Report includes a provision
By DOL Newswire | Dec 14, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy released the following statement on the passage of legislation to create a new Joint Pathology Center as part of the Defense Authorization bill. The Joint Pathology Center will carry on the functions of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, which specializes...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 13, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bush National Labor Relations Board has waged an
By DOL Newswire | Dec 13, 2007
News Release: I’m pleased that our House and Senate subcommittees have come together today to consider the state of democracy in the American workplace. I commend Senate Subcommittee Chair Patty Murray and House Subcommittee Chair Rob Andrews for holding this hearing this hearing. Their strong leadership is making...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 13, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, Dc- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate
By DOL Newswire | Dec 12, 2007
News Release: I applaud President Bush for enacting this landmark reauthorization of the Head Start program. By an overwhelming margin, Congress has elected to keep Head Start on its successful path, and to enable the program to thrive and improve. With this bill, we’re reaching out early to make greater opportunities...
