On Tuesday, November 19th at 10:00 a.m., the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN) will hold a hearing entitled, “Preparing Today's Students for Tomorrow's Jobs: Improving the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Educati... Read more »
Today the House of Representatives will consider the Keep Your Health Plan Act, legislation that will help families maintain their current health care coverage. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) spoke in support of the bill, urging his colleagues to reject administrative gimmicks and endorse real solutions that will help families hurt by the president’s health ... Read more »
140,000 – that’s the number of people from my home state of Minnesota who have been notified their health coverage will be cancelled as a result of the president’s health care law. John, a constituent from Burnsville, recently learned his own health plan is no longer available. John liked the plan he had and now has to pay 20 percent more to secure coverage. For many people a cancellation notice m... Read more »
Members of the Education and the Workforce Committee took to the House floor today to share stories of constituents who have had their health care coverage cancelled as a result of the president's health care law. The stories demonstrate the importance of tomorrow's planned vote on the Keep Your Health Plan Act, legislation that will help families maintain their preferred health care coverage. Wat... Read more »
The House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing to discuss the challenges schools and postsecondary institutions now face as a result of President Obama’s government takeover of health care. “Over the last several years we've talked a great deal about the budgetary challenges facing states, school districts, and institutions of higher educat... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after President Obama announced "administrative" changes to his health care law: President Obama’s announcement is nothing more than a political gimmick that will do little to provide Americans the relief they need from his fatally flawed health care law. Instead of administrative tricks and excus... Read more »
Since former Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously declared we had to pass the president’s health care plan to learn what was in it, we continue to discover disturbing details. We’ve learned health care costs are going up, not down. Politico reports “consumers are suffering from sticker shock” and the Associated Press revealed people are being told to switch to more expensive policies. Sue Klinkhamer is o... Read more »
LIVE Webcast - Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the hearing. Opening Statement of House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (remarks as prepared): Since former Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously declared we had to pass the president’s health care plan to learn what was in it, we continue to discover disturbing details. We’ve learned health care costs are going up, not down... Read more »
House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Obama administration announced enrollment figures for the health care exchanges: The dismal enrollment figures released by the administration are further proof the president’s health care law is a train wreck. The administration has failed to meet its own deliberately low expectations... Read more »
In preparation for the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, the committee has held nearly a dozen hearings to explore the challenges and opportunities facing our nation’s colleges and universities. We’ve discussed the value of transparency and data in helping prospective students choose the postsecondary institution that best meets their unique needs. We have examined factors that... Read more »
