- Chairman John Kline (R-MN) responds to the October jobs report, says " The American people have not been given the results President Obama promised…. With the right leaders in Washington, we can advance bold and responsible reforms to address the challenges we face – solutions that place less hope in government and more faith in the American people." Read the full statement here:
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- The Obama administration once again failed to publish a list of economically significant regulations under development as required by federal law. Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today released the following statement, calling the actions a "gam...e of regulatory hide-and-seek." Read more here and click "LIKE" or "SHARE" if you think it's time for the administration to stop hiding their regulatory agenda from the American people: http://1.usa.gov/Q9riC5See More
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- Reports continue to reveal new school lunch requirements are leaving students hungry, increasing food waste, and running up costs for schools nationwide. According to a school food services director from Massachusetts, "Participation is dow...n and the feedback we are getting is that [students are] not getting enough to eat. I like the regulations, but the one-size-fits-all doesn't really work." Learn more from this article in today's Boston Herald: http://1.usa.gov/QUZTAVSee More
- Chairman John Kline along with Representative Kristi Noem and Dr. Phil Roe today asked the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the impact of new requirements under the National School Lunch Program on students, schools, and taxpayers. Read more:
- The Washington Times reports on the Obama administration's hidden regulatory agenda and the Education and the Workforce Committee's ongoing efforts to obtain the required, yet long overdue plan: http://1.usa.gov/NEljTL
- Despite President Obama's promise of transparency, the administration is withholding legally required data about welfare dependence and government benefits. House and Senate leaders asked HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to explain why the "annual" report is more than 1,000 days overdue and asked when it will be provided. Learn more: http://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?
- A new report released this week highlights the administration’s disturbing pattern of executive overreach. House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans are fighting to protect congressional authority and stop the administration’s efforts to govern education and workforce issues by executive fiat. Learn more: http://1.usa.gov/Vpgi0a
- House and Senate Republicans today sent a letter to the Obama administration requesting overdue reports, and an explanation for the delay, on the multiemployer pension plan system. As the members note in their letter, “Timely receipt of pertinent reports… is critical as Congress investigates the state of the multiemployer pension plan system.” Learn more and read the letter here:
- According to recent reports, the USDA’s new school lunch regulations have led to hungrier students, wasted food, and increased costs for schools. Chairman John Kline, Rep. Kristi Noem, and Dr. Phil Roe sent a letter to Secretary Vilsack asking him to reexamine the controversial requirements and provide much-needed flexibility to states and schools. Learn more here: http://1.usa.gov/QuLlb8
- Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) today sent a letter to HHS requesting answers on a significantly delayed Head Start report. As Chairman Kline said, “The administration has a responsibility to adhere to the letter of...the law and provide lawmakers and the general public with the data necessary to determine whether the program is effectively serving families and taxpayers.” Though the data was collected more than four years ago, the report still has not been released. To read the letter, click here: http://1.usa.gov/REQYCk .See More
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