House Committee on Education and Labor
U.S. House of Representatives

IN THE NEWS

Reckless Rush to Enact Partisan Health Care Plan Continues

Democrats on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee approved their planned government takeover of our nation’s health care system after forcing an overnight legislative session to meet their arbitrary deadline for committee passage. Three Democrats joined Republicans in unanimous opposition to the plan ... more

Kline: GOP Has Better Solutions to Stabilize Student Lending, Invest in Students, Drive Down the Deficit

The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee continued its march toward a bigger, more intrusive federal government with passage of sweeping legislation to impose a fully government-controlled student lending system on students and schools. The Democrats’ legislation, H.R. 3221, abolishes the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program and redirects tens of billions in government savings and earnings toward new entitlement programs that do not directly benefit low-income students’ pursuit of higher education ... more

SPOTLIGHT

Meet the Members

Rep. John Kline (R-MN) and the other 18 Republican Members of the Education and Labor Committee have recorded video messages to help the public get to know our members and our priorities for the committee a little bit better. Click on the image below to meet the members!