House Committee on Education and Labor
U.S. House of Representatives
Republicans
Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon
Ranking Member
Fiscally responsible reforms for students, workers and retirees.
Press Releases
2/5/2010Kline Statement on January Jobs Report
2/4/2010Kline Urges Defeat of Controversial Labor Nominee
2/3/2010Obama Administration’s Answer to High Unemployment: Spend More, Put Union Bosses First
IN THE NEWS
Kline Blasts Special Interest Health Care Deal
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), Senior Republican on the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement in response to reports that the White House has negotiated with Big Labor to exempt union health care plans from a proposed excise tax. In recent days, congressional Democrats have come under fire for their proposal to finance their government takeover of health care through a tax on high cost plans because it would disproportionately burden those making less than $200,000. While union members might now avoid the new tax increase, non-union workers would still be hit with significant increases in health care costs ... read more
Kline Statement on FY 2011 Budget
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, commented on President Obama’s FY 2011 budget request, applauding some key education investments and reform proposals while questioning a pervasive culture of favoritism that pits union leadership against rank-and-file workers while emphasizing “gotcha” policies that penalize job creators ... 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!
