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Committee Leaders Request Information on Health Care Law’s Employer Mandate
Dec 18, 2012
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Dear Secretary Geithner, Secretary Solis, and Secretary Sebelius: We write to request information concerning the administration’s implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Specifically, we request clarification concerning how an employer determines the average number...
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Kline Statement on Connecticut School Shooting
Dec 14, 2012
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U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School: I am horrified and deeply saddened to learn of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. My prayers are with the victims, their fellow stu...
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***MEDIA ADVISORY*** PBGC Director Joshua Gotbaum to Testify on Multiemployer Pension System
Dec 13, 2012
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, December 19 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Challenges Facing Multiemployer Pension Plans: Evaluating PBGC’s Insurance Program and Financial Outlook.” Pension ...
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Left Turn: Exploring the Opposition to a Worker’s Right to Choose
Dec 12, 2012
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We have to get past this whole situation where we manufacture crises because of politics. That actually leads to less certainty, more conflict, and we can't all focus on coming together to grow. – President Barack Obama, 12/10/12 If the president followed his own advice, there would be less confusi...
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Roe Statement on November Jobs Report
Dec 7, 2012
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U.S. House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for November: Job creation remains slow as economic uncertainty continues to weigh down the nation’s workforce. The diffic...
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ICYMI: Packing the NLRB
Dec 4, 2012
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One hallmark of the Obama Presidency is its habit of running roughshod over Congressional prerogatives. A test of that arrogation of power comes Wednesday when the Administration has to defend its imperial treatment of recess appointments in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. We have long supported...
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