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

Education Issues

Budget

Republicans in Congress have coupled their significant education reform efforts with an unprecedented commitment to provide more resources for education as well.  When it comes to our nation’s schools – on all levels – more than ever is being spent…and, indeed, more than ever is being expected. 

Simply spending more money is not the answer to the problems facing America’s education system, however, and that’s why reinforcing high standards, accountability for results, and increased parental involvement are all essential to improving U.S. schools.  In the 110th Congress, Republicans will not lose sight of the fact that resources alone are not the answer; reform is.

Press Releases

McKeon: Democrats’ Budget Blueprint Bad for Students, Workers & Families (March 13, 2008)

McKeon Blasts Democrats’ FY 2009 Tax and Spend Budget (March 5, 2008)

McKeon Statement on FY 2009 Budget (February 4, 2008)

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Member Views

McKeon op-ed on TCSDaily.com: Regulation, Litigation, and Taxation (December 18, 2007)

Fact Sheets

Conference Agreement on H.R. 2669: Democrats Choose Big Government Entitlements Over Pell Grants for Low-Income Students (September 6, 2007)

The GOP Fiscally-Responsible Student Aid Alternative (July 11, 2007)

MYTH vs. FACT: The Democrat Entitlement Bill (July 10, 2007)

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Dear Colleagues

Veto Threat: the College Cost Reduction Act (July 11, 2007)

Double Funding for Pell; Triple Savings for Deficit Reduction (July 11, 2007)

Myth vs. Fact, Part 2: College Cost Reduction Act (July 11, 2007)

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Floor Statements

McKeon Statement on Motion to Instruct Conferees on the "College Cost Reduction Act" (H.R. 2669) (September 4, 2007)

McKeon Statement on the College Cost Reduction Act (H.R. 2669) (July 11, 2007)

McKeon Statement on the Federal Budget and Student Loans (May 17, 2007)