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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, September 23, 2010 2175 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, DC
On, Thursday, September 23, the House Education and Labor Committee discussed legislation to reduce and more safely manage concussions in student athletes.  At the request of several members of the Education and Labor Committee, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigated the prevalence of concussions in high school athletics and found that concussions often go unrecognized. Recent research shows that concussions can have serious repercussions for student athletes both on the field and in the classroom. During the 2005-2008 school years, an estimated 400,000 concussions occurred in high school athletics – brain injuries that often go unnoticed and untreated.

The Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act would establish minimum standards in K-12 schools on concussion safety and management, including educating students, parents and school personnel about how to recognize and respond to concussions. The Education and Labor Committee held a full committee hearing on the issue in May and hosted a field hearing in Long Island, New York in early September.

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Witnesses:
  • Rev. Katherine E. Brearley, Ph.D. » Mother of the late Owen Thomas, a former University of Pennsylvania football player Allentown, PA
  • Alison Conca-Cheng » Student athlete Ellicott City, MD
  • Stanley A. Herring, M.D. » Chairman, Subcommittee on Education and Advocacy, Head, Neck and Spine Committee of the NFL, Team Physician Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Mariners Seattle, WA
  • Gerry A. Gioia, Ph.D. » Chief, Division of Pediatric Neuropsychology, Director, Safe Concussion Outcome, Recovery & Education (SCORE) Program Children’s National Medical Center Rockville, MD
  • Sean Morey » Former NFL athlete, current Executive Board Member NFL Players Association Marshfield, MA



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Full Committee Hearing 3:00 PM, July 13, 2010 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Tuesday, July 13, 2010, the Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on “H.R. 5663, the Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010.” H.R. 5663 will bring our nation’s mine health and safety laws up to date, give MSHA the ability to effectively protect miners’ lives, hold mine operators accountable for putting their workers in unnecessary danger, and expand protections to all other workers by strengthening OSHA.

In April, 29 miners were killed at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, West Virginia, the worst coal mine disaster in America in 40 years. In the last decade, more than 600 miners have died while working in our nation’s mines.
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Witnesses:
  • PANEL I:
  • Sec. Joe Main » Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health U.S. Department of Labor Washington, D.C.
  • Sec. David Michaels » Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health U.S. Department of Labor Washington, D.C.
  • Patricia Smith » Solicitor of Labor U.S. Department of Labor Washington, D.C.
  • PANEL II:
  • Larry Grayson » Professor of Mine Engineering Penn State University University Park, Pa.
  • Lynn Rhinehart » General Counsel AFL-CIO Washington, D.C.
  • Cecil Roberts » President United Mine Workers of America Triangle, Va.
  • Jonathan Snare » partner
    Morgan Lewis
    testifying on behalf of the Coalition for Workplace Safety
    a group of associations and employers
    Washington, D.C.
  • Stanley “Goose” Stewart » coal miner Chickasaw Village W.Va.
  • Bruce Watzman » Senior Vice President for Regulatory Affairs National Mining Association Washington, D.C.
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Full Committee Hearing 9:15 AM, July 1, 2010 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Thursday, July 1, 2010, the House Education and Labor Committee will examine the “Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act,” bipartisan legislation to improve the nutritional quality of meals in schools and child care settings introduced earlier this month. The bill would dramatically expand access for millions of children to healthy meals year-round in schools, child care, and community based settings and for the first time, establish nutrition standards for foods sold outside of the cafeteria.

Currently, over 32 million children rely on the federal child nutrition programs.

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Witnesses:
Related materials:

"Television viewing, fast-food consumption, and children's obesity," Hung-Hao Chang, Rodolofo M. Nayga, Jr., Contemporary Economic Policy, July 2009.

"A Crisis in the Marketplace: How Food Marketing Contributes to Childhood Obesity and What Can Be Done," Jennifer L. Harris, Jennifer L. Pomeranz, Tim Lobstein, and Kelly D. Brownell, Annual Review of Public Health, 2009.30:211-25.

"Fast-Food Restaurant Advertising on Television and Its Influence on Childhood Obesity," Shin-Yi Chou, Inas Rashad, and Michael Grossman, Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 51, November 2008, pp.599-618.



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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, June 23, 2010 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on Wednesday, June 23 to examine how worker health and safety is regulated and enforced by various parties from oil rigs themselves to post-accident cleanup operations.

Questions have been raised about who is ultimately responsible for worker health and safety in light of the Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 workers and exposed cleanup workers to toxic chemicals. Representatives from government health and safety agencies testified.
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Witnesses:
  • Rear Admiral Kevin Cook » Director of Prevention Policy for Marine Safety, Security, and Stewardship U.S. Coast Guard Washington, D.C.
  • Dr. John Howard » Director
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Washington, D.C.
  • David Michaels » Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health U.S. Department of Labor
  • Doug Slitor » Acting Chief of the Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs
    Offshore Energy and Minerals Management
    Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement
    U.S. Department of the Interior
    Herndon, Va.
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, June 17, 2010 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Thursday, June 17, 2010, the House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing to examine recent reports from the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Education looking at how higher education accrediting agencies review institutions’ policies on credit hours and program length.
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Witnesses:
  • Sylvia Manning » President The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association Chicago, Ill.
  • Michale S. McComis, Ed.D » Executive Director Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges Arlington, Va.
  • Kathleen Tighe » Inspector General Office of Inspector General
    U.S. Department of Education
    Washington, D.C.
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Full Committee Hearing 9:00 AM, May 24, 2010 Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center
Room C
200 Armory Drive
Beckley, WV
The House Education and Labor Committee announced today that the committee will hold a field hearing in Beckley, West Virginia on the worst mining tragedy in the U.S. in almost four decades. On April 5, an explosion at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, West Virginia killed 29 miners and injured others.

More information on the committee’s work to protect the health and safety of America’s miners.


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Full Committee Hearing 9:00 AM, May 20, 2010 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Thursday, May 20th, the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing to examine the prevalence of concussions among high school athletes and how the injury can impact academic achievement. In the 2005-2008 school year, an estimated 400,000 concussions occurred in high school athletics. Concussions are notoriously difficult to diagnose due to the wide range of symptoms they produce and, if mistreated or left untreated, can lead to chronic impairment.
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Witnesses:
  • Gerard A. Gioia, Ph.D. » Chief
    Division of Pediatric Neuropsychology
    Director
    Safe Concussion Outcome, Recovery & Education (SCORE) Program
    Children’s National Medical Center
    Rockville, MD
  • Linda Kohn, Ph.D. » Director
    Health Care Issues
    U.S. Government Accountability Office Washington D.C.
  • Michael Monacelli » Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Caledonia-Mumford Central High School Caledonia, New York
  • Michelle Pelton » Former High School Athlete Swansea, MA
  • James C. Schmutz » Executive Director American Sport Education Program Champaign, IL
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, May 19, 2010 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Wednesday, May 19, the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing to explore best practices and research on proven models that work to turn around chronically underperforming schools in communities across the country. According to the U.S. Department of Education, approximately 5,000 U.S. schools have been labeled as chronically low-achieving or underperforming.

This is a continuation of hearings the committee is holding as part of a bipartisan, transparent effort to overhaul the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, currently known as No Child Left Behind.
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Full Committee Hearing 1:30 PM, May 18, 2010 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Tuesday, May 18th, the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing to examine an investigation by the U.S. Government Accountability Office that reveals reportedly fraudulent behavior by some Head Start grantees regarding enrollment and eligibility processes.

Head Start, a successful early childhood education program, has served more than 25 million children since its inception in 1965. There are over one million children enrolled in Head Start programs across the country.

After learning about the GAO investigation into some Head Start grantees, Chairman Miller wrote a letter to Secretary Sebelius asking her to review the claims of fraud.
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Witnesses:
  • Ms. Carmen R. Nazario » Assistant Secretary for Children And Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington D.C.
  • Mr. Gregory D. Kutz » Managing Director of Forensic Audits And Special Investigations U.S. Government Accountability Office Washington D.C.
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Full Committee Hearing 2:00 PM, May 4, 2010 2175 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, DC
On Tuesday, May 4, the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing to examine how to best support teachers and leaders in schools. Studies show that teachers are the single most important factor in affecting student achievement.

This is part of a continued series of hearings the committee is holding as part of a bipartisan, transparent effort to overhaul the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, currently known as No Child Left Behind.
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Witnesses:
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Full Committee Hearing 11:00 AM, April 30, 2010 Berkeley City College Auditorium
2050 Center Street
Berkeley, California
The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee will hold a field hearing in Berkeley, Calif. exploring the challenges in first contract labor negotiations by examining the difficulty of reaching a first contract agreement in negotiations between the University of California and its post-doctoral scholars’ union.

In November 2008, after three years of organizing, the California Public Employment Relations Board certified the post-doctorial scholars union at the University of California. Despite this, the University of California system and the post-doctoral scholars, represented by the UAW, have been unable to reach a first contract.


Witnesses:
Due to the off-site location of this hearing, there was no webcast or videos. There is an .mp3 of the hearing. (236 MB and 2hr 08min)



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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, April 21, 2010 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Wednesday, April 21st, the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing to explore how reforming the juvenile justice system can help increase public safety and protect children’s well-being.  This is the first full committee hearing of the 111th Congress looking at the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA).
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Witnesses:
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, April 14, 2010 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Wednesday, April 14, the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing to examine how the use of data systems in schools across the country can help improve education outcomes.

This is part of a series of hearing the committee is holding as part of a bipartisan, transparent effort to overhaul the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, currently known as No Child Left Behind. 

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Witnesses:
  • Katie Hartley » Junior High Math Teacher & Value Added Specialist Miami East Local Schools Casstown OH
  • Joe Kitchens » Superintendent of Schools Western Heights Schools Oklahoma City, Ok
  • Joel R. Reidenberg » Professor of Law and Director
    Center on Law and Information Policy,
    Fordham University School of Law New York, NY
  • Richard J. Wenning » Associate Commissioner Colorado Department of Education Denver, Colorado

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Postponed
Full Committee Hearing 4:00 PM, April 8, 2010 Kirkwood Community College, Rooms C & D on the 3rd floor of Iowa Hall
6301 Kirkwood Boulevard SW
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
This hearing has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.



Witnesses to be announced.


Full Committee Hearing 2:40 PM, March 17, 2010 2175 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, DC
On Wednesday, March 17, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will appear before the House Education and Labor Committee to discuss the Obama administration’s blueprint for overhauling the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, currently known as No Child Left Behind.  The committee is currently working in a bipartisan and transparent way to rewrite the law.
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Full Committee Hearing 9:30 AM, March 3, 2010 2175 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, DC
On Wednesday, March 3, at 9:30 am eastern, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan appeared before the House Education and Labor Committee to discuss how strong and innovative education reforms can help rebuild the U.S. economy and restore our competitiveness.

Secretary Duncan discussed President Obama’s education agenda, including his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2011, which called for Congress to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and pass the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act. The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act originated in the Education and Labor Committee and was approved by the House in September.
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Note: This is the rescheduled date due to the weather postponement of the February 10th hearing.
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Full Committee Hearing 2:30 PM, March 2, 2010 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Tuesday, March 2, the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on strengthening the federal nutrition and school meal programs through the upcoming the child nutrition reauthorization.  Improving federal child nutrition programs is one of the four pillars of First Lady Michelle Obama’s recently announced “Let’s Move” campaign to combat childhood obesity.
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Witnesses:
  • Dora R. Rivas » President of the School Nutrition Association
    Executive Director of Food and Child Nutrition Services
    Dallas Independent School District Dallas, Texas
  • Carolyn L. Morrison » President of the National Child and Adult Care Food Program Forum Chief Executive Officer of Child Development Services, Inc. Gresham, Oregon
  • Kiran Saluja » Deputy Director Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. Irwindale, California
  • Lucy Gettman » Director of Federal Programs National School Boards Association Alexandria, Virginia

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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, February 24, 2010 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
To kick off its bipartisan efforts to reform the nation’s federal education laws, on Wednesday, February 24 the House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing to examine proposals that would expand access to quality charter schools. The hearing will discuss the “All Students Achieving through Reform Act,” H.R. 4330, legislation that would create a new competitive grant program to expand and replicate successful charter schools to serve additional students, with a priority for low-income students, students in schools with low graduation rates and students in schools in need of improvement.

Earlier today, the committee announced plans for a bipartisan, transparent effort to overhaul the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, currently known as No Child Left Behind. For more information, click here.
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, February 23, 2010 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Tuesday, February 23, the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing to assess whether a backlog of mine safety enforcement actions are adversely impacting the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s ability to protect miners’ safety and prevent future tragedies, and to evaluate options to remedy the problem.

There is a rapidly growing number of mine safety enforcement cases currently pending before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), a small independent agency which provides administrative trial and appellate review of contested citations, penalties, and worker retaliation cases. As the result of stepped-up enforcement and tougher penalties after a spate of mine tragedies in 2005 and 2006, mine owners tripled the number of violations they appeal and are now litigating 67 percent of all penalties. The backlog of cases FMSHRC must review has jumped from 2,100 in 2006 to approximately 16,000 today.

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Witnesses:
  • Mary Lu Jordan » Chairman Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
  • Joe Main » Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Mine Safety and Health Administration
  • Cecil Roberts » President United Mine Workers of America
  • Bruce Watzman » Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs National Mining Association

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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, February 3, 2010 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Wednesday, February 3, U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis will testify before the House Education and Labor Committee on her first year at the Department of Labor and the Obama administration’s priorities in the new year to strengthen the economy and improve the lives of American workers.
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, December 8, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Tuesday, December 8, the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing to learn more about states’ efforts to help improve the nation’s competitiveness by adopting a common core of college and career readiness standards. To date, 48 states have joined the initiative.
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Witnesses:
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, November 17, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing Tuesday, November 17 on how employer paid sick leave policies can help slow the spread of contagious diseases, like the H1N1 flu virus.

At least 50 million American workers currently do not have access to paid sick leave, many in lower-wage industries that have direct contact with the public such as food-service, hospitality industry, schools and health care fields. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that a sick worker will infect one in ten co-workers. As a result, the CDC and other public health officials have advised employers to be flexible when dealing with sick employees and to develop leave policies that will not punish workers for being ill.

On November 3, U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), chairman of the committee, and Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), chair of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee, introduced the Emergency Influenza Containment Act (H.R. 3991). The temporary legislation will guarantee up to five paid sick days for a worker sent home or directed to stay home by an employer for a contagious illness, such as the H1N1 flu virus.

For more information on the bill, click here.
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Witnesses:
  • Dr. Georges Benjamin » Executive Director American Public Health Association
  • A. Bruce Clarke » President and CEO Capital Associated Industries
  • Debra Ness » President National Partnership for Women and Families
  • Dr. Anne Schuchat » Assistant Surgeon General of the United States, and the Director of National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, October 29, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on Thursday, October 29 to examine the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s critical review of Nevada’s workplace health and safety program. OSHA reviewed Nevada’s health and safety program between January 2008 and June 2009 and found a number of deficiencies with the plan. A spate of accidents drew national attention during the city’s building boom that killed 12 construction workers on the Las Vegas strip over an 18-month period between 2006 and 2008.

To read the OSHA review of the Nevada health and safety program, click here.

To learn more, visit this blog post.
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Witnesses:
  • U.S. Sen. Harry Reid » Nevada
  • Jordan Barab » Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • Debi Koehler-Fergen » Mother of worker killed at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas
  • Don Jayne » Administrator
    Nevada Division of Industrial Relations
    Department of Business and Industry
  • Franklin Mirer » Professor of environmental and occupational health Hunter College of the City University of New York

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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, October 1, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Thursday, October 1, the House Education and Labor held a hearing to examine the impact on declining rate of youth employment and strategies to ensure that there are economic opportunities available for young Americans.

While the recession has disproportionately impacted young adults, the employment rate among 16 to 24 year-olds has steadily declined by nearly 20 percent over the past decade to its lowest level since World War II. The consequences of reduced work opportunities among young Americans results in fewer long-term employment prospects, less earnings and a decrease in productivity.

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Witnesses:

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Full Committee Hearing 11:00 AM, September 30, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Wednesday, September 30, the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing to examine the progress states and schools districts have made toward ensuring that every child is taught by an effective teacher. Current law requires states to make sure teacher talent is distributed fairly in school districts, so that all children – including poor and minority children – have access to outstanding teachers. Several of the witnesses are former teachers.

The Obama administration has already taken steps toward improving teacher equity. In order to be eligible for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, states are required to take steps to place effective teachers in the classrooms that need them most.
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, September 23, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Wednesday, September 23, 2009, U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, chaired the first full committee hearing in the House of Representatives on legislation to prohibit employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 3017), introduced by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), would prohibit employment discrimination, preferential treatment, and retaliation on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity by employers with 15 or more employees. Currently, it is legal to discriminate in the workplace based on sexual orientation in 29 states and in 38 states based on gender identity.
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Full Committee Hearing 12:00 PM, June 23, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, DC
The House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, June 23 on the forthcoming draft proposal for health care reform developed by the House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor Committees. The draft proposal is designed to achieve President Obama’s goals of controlling health care costs, preserving health care choices, and ensuring quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
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Witnesses:
  • Panel I
  • Dr. Christina Romer » Chair Council of Economic Advisers Washington, DC
  • Panel II
  • Ron Pollack » Founding Executive Director FamiliesUSA Washington, DC
  • Gerald Shea » Assistant to the President AFL-CIO Washington, DC
  • Paul J. Speranza, Jr. » Sr. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Rochester, NY
  • Dr. Jacob Hacker » Professor and Co-Director of the Berkeley Center on Health, Economic, and Family Security University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA
  • Michael J. Stapley » President and Chief Executive Officer Deseret Mutual Salt Lake City, UT
  • John Arensmeyer » Chief Executive Officer Small Business Majority Sausalito, CA
  • Fran Visco » President National Breast Cancer Coalition Washington, DC
  • Panel III
  • Karen Pollitz » Research Professor and Project Director of the Health Policy Institute Georgetown University Washington, DC
  • Celia Wcislo » Assistant Division Director SEIU Boston, MA
  • James A. Klein » President American Benefits Council Washington, DC
  • William Vaughan » Senior Health Policy Analyst Consumers Union Washington, DC
  • Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D. » Director Center for Health Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation Washington, DC
  • ReShonda Young » Small Business Owner Alpha Express, Inc. on behalf of the Main Street Alliance Waterloo, IA
  • Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan » Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy George Washington University Washington, DC
Items submitted for the record:
Dr. Christina Romer's PowerPoint Slides
Small Business Majority state survey
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, June 16, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on Tuesday, June 16 to examine how technology and innovative education tools are transforming and improving education in America.
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Witnesses:
  • Jennifer Bergland » Chief Technology Officer Bryan Independent School District Bryan, Texas
  • Aneesh Chopra » Chief Technology Officer White House Office for Science and Technology
  • Dr. Wayne Hartschuh » Executive Director Delaware Center for Educational Technology Dover, Delaware
  • Scott Kinney » Vice President Discovery Education Silver Spring, Maryland
  • John McAuliffe » General Manager Educate Online Learning, LLC Baltimore, Maryland
  • Abel Real » Student East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina
  • Lisa Short » Science Teacher
    Gaithersburg Middle School
    Montgomery County Public Schools, MD Gaithersburg, Maryland

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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, June 4, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
The House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, June 4 to examine how supporting outstanding charter schools can help build an innovative, world-class American school system that educates all students to high levels.

President Obama has repeatedly called on states to lift restrictions that limit the growth of successful charter schools and encourage rigorous accountability of them.
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Witnesses:
  • Steve Barr » Founder and Chairman of the Board Green Dot Public Schools Los Angeles, CA
  • David Dunn » Director Texas Charter School Association Austin, TX
  • Jim Goenner » Board Chair National Association of Charter School Authorizers and lead authorizer at Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
  • John King » Managing Director Excellence Preparatory Network
    Uncommon Schools
    New York, NY
  • Barbara O’Brien » Lt. Governor Colorado
  • Jim Shelton » Assistant Deputy Secretary
    Office of Innovation and Improvement
    Department of Education

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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, May 21, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Thursday, May 21, the House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing to examine proposals that will make historic increases in college aid by enacting reforms that will make the nation’s federal student loan programs more reliable, effective and efficient for students, families and taxpayers.

One of the proposals the committee will examine is President Obama’s FY 2010 budget proposal, which would increase the Pell Grant scholarship and other forms of student aid by almost $100 billion over ten years – and at no cost to taxpayers. The President’s plan would be paid for by ending the subsidies the federal government currently pays to lenders in the federally-guaranteed student loan programs and re-directing those savings back into additional aid for low- and middle-income students
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, May 20, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Wednesday, May 20, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testified before the House Education and Labor Committee about President Obama’s agenda for transforming American education. This marked Secretary’s first appearance on Capitol Hill to outline the President’s education goals.

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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, May 19, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, DC
On Tuesday, May 19, the House Committee on Education and Labor held a hearing to examine abusive and deadly uses of seclusion and restraint in U.S. schools. Seclusion and restraint are physical interventions used by teachers and other school staff to prevent students from hurting themselves or others
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Witnesses:
  • Ann Gaydos » Mother of a victim Monument, Colorado
  • Elizabeth Hanselman » Assistant Superintendant for Special Education and Support Services Springfield, Illinois
  • Mary V. Kealy, EdD » Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Services Loudoun County Public Schools Virginia
  • Greg Kutz » Managing Director
    Forensic Audits and Special Investigations
    U.S. Government Accountability Office Washington, D.C.
  • Reece L. Peterson, Ph.D. » Professor of Special Education University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Toni Price » Mother of a victim who died Killeen, Texas
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Full Committee Hearing 3:00 PM, May 12, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Tuesday, May 12, the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing to examine how policies for addressing the high school dropout crisis and improving graduation rates can strengthen America’s economic competitiveness.

Nationally, only 70 percent of students graduate from high school with a regular high school diploma. Approximately 10 percent of high schools in this country produce close to half of these dropouts. In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Obama called on lawmakers to address the dropout crisis.


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Witnesses:

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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, May 7, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, DC
On Thursday, May 7, the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing to examine how federal agencies can help child care, schools, colleges and workplaces prepare for the H1N1 flu virus and future pandemics. The hearing will also provide an update on how schools and workplaces are being affected by and responding to the current outbreak.
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Witnesses:
  • Jordan Barab » Acting Assistant Secretary Occupational Safety and Health Administration Washington, DC
  • Ann Brockhaus » Occupational Safety and Health Consultant ORC Worldwide Washington, DC
  • Jack O'Connell » Superintendent of Public Instruction California Department of Education Sacramento, CA
  • Miguel Garcia » Registered Nurse and member American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Los Angeles, CA
  • Bill Modzeleski » Associate Assistant Deputy Secretary Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
    Department of Education
    Washington, DC
  • Dr. Anne Schuchat » Deputy Director for Science and Program (Interim) Centers for Disease Control Atlanta, GA
Official photos can be found here.
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, April 29, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Wednesday, April 29, the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing to examine how states can better prepare their students to compete in a global economy by using internationally benchmarked common standards.
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Witnesses:
  • The Honorable James B. Hunt, Jr. » Former Governor of North Carolina and Foundation Chair James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy Durham, North Carolina
  • Ken James » Commissioner of Education Arkansas Department of Education Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Greg Jones » Chair California Business for Excellence in Education (CBEE) Sacramento, California
  • Dave Levin » Co-Founder KIPP: Knowledge Is Power Program New York, New York
  • Randi Weingarten » President American Federation of Teachers New York, New York
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, April 28, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
The House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on whether our nation’s health and safety laws ensure that employers who fail to protect their workers are adequately penalized and deterred from committing future violations.

Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970 with the goal of assuring safe and healthful working conditions to all American workers. Nearly 40 years later, while workplace health and safety has improved, many workers remain at risk of death, injury or illness while on the job.

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Witnesses:
Rep. Lynn Woolsey, chair of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, opening statement.
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, March 26, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
The House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing to examine how the economy is affecting jobs in the arts and music industries, and the role these industries play in communities across the country. This is the first in a series of hearings the Committee will hold this Spring.

Recent news reports have highlighted the tough economic realities arts and music organizations are facing – many are cutting budgets and programs that are the engine of the local economy and provide meaningful employment opportunities for workers. According to research conducted by the National Endowment for the Arts, unemployment in the arts rose at a higher rate than the overall workforce in 2008.
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, March 25, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, DC
GAO to announce the results of its investigation into the Labor’s complaint intake and enforcement process

The House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing to examine the findings of the Government Accountability Office’s undercover investigation into the Labor Department’s ability to enforce and investigate violations of our nation’s minimum wage, overtime and child labor laws.

The committee held a hearing last July that identified failures by the Bush administration to properly protect workers from the problem of “wage theft” by adopting weak enforcement strategies and reducing funding and staffing levels of the Wage and Hour Division. This agency is responsible for investigating complaints of wage, hour, and child labor violations. For more information on July’s hearing, click here.
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Witnesses:
  • Greg Kutz » Managing Director of Forensic Audits and Special Investigations U.S. Government Accountability Office
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, March 17, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
Next week, the House Education and Labor Committee will launch a series of committee and subcommittee hearings devoted to strengthening early childhood education. The hearings will examine the early learning and child care needs of children and families, as well as collaborative state efforts and other initiatives to deliver high quality care and education to children from birth through age five.

This effort comes a week after President Barack Obama delivered his first major speech on education, in which he discussed early education as a critical part of his agenda.
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, February 25, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
To build on the important conversations happening across the country on national service and volunteerism, the House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, February 25, to examine the importance of national and community service in meeting critical economic needs across the country. This will be the first full committee education hearing held in the 111th Congress.

Boosting community service is a key priority for President Obama, whose official Inauguration activities included a “National Day of Service” where hundreds of thousands of Americans volunteered in their communities. Among other things, the hearing will focus on reinvigorating civic engagement across all levels of society, expanding opportunities for young people to participate in service, and how national and community service can help “green” America.
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Full Committee Hearing 10:30 AM, February 24, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
In light of the current financial crisis, on Tuesday, February 24, the House Education and Labor Committee will begin a series of hearings to explore the shortcomings of our nation’s retirement system and look at solutions to ensure that Americans can enjoy a safe and secure retirement after a lifetime of hard work.

The first hearing will examine how the current economic crisis has highlighted existing weaknesses in the 401(k) retirement savings system.  As a result of economic conditions, older workers are putting off retirement plans, retirees are thinking about going back to work, current workers are reducing 401(k) contributions, and more are borrowing from their retirement savings to pay for basic necessities.

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Statements Submitted for the Record:

Profit Sharing Council of America »
American Benefits Council »
Matthew Hutcheson »
Independent Pension Fiduciary

Mellody Hobson »,
President, Ariel Investments, LLC and Chairman, Ariel Mutual Funds Board of Trustees

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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, February 12, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC

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Full Committee Hearing 5:15 PM, January 21, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, DC
Committee Rules for the 111th Congress

Democratic Subcommittee Assignments for the 111th Congress

Republican Subcommittee Assignments for the 111th Congress




Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, October 24, 2008
This hearing examined strategies – including investments in rebuilding crumbling infrastructure – to create good-paying jobs in order to put the nation’s stalled economy on the road to recovery. More than 2.2 million American workers have lost their jobs in the past 12 months and millions more are still looking for permanent employment.
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Full Committee Hearing 9:30 AM, October 22, 2008
San Francisco, CA
This hearing, held in San Francisco, CA, further examined how the current financial crisis is impacting pension funds and workers’ directed retirement accounts, such as 401(k) plans.


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Full Committee Hearing 1:00 PM, October 7, 2008
This hearing examined how the current financial crisis is impacting pension funds and workers’ directed retirement accounts, such as 401(k) plans. According to a recent poll by the Associated Press, more than half of all Americans are worried that the ongoing financial crisis will force them to postpone retirement.
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, September 25, 2008
This hearing explored options to safeguard promised retiree health benefits. With insurance premiums skyrocketing and companies looking to cut expenses, an increasing number of companies have been rolling back or eliminating promised retiree health benefits.
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, July 24, 2008
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Full Committee Hearing 2:00 PM, July 22, 2008
The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing to examine how business-education partnerships can help drive innovation and strengthen math and science education in America’s schools.

A report released by the National Math Panel in March found that the nation’s system for teaching math is “broken and must be fixed” if the U.S. wants to maintain its competitive edge. In May, the Committee first examined the report’s findings and recommendations; this hearing follows up on that hearing.
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, July 17, 2008
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Full Committee Hearing 10:45 AM, July 15, 2008

The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on Tuesday, July 15 to examine the U.S. Department of Labor's record of enforcing the nation's wage and hour laws. The Government Accountability Office highlighted the results of two separate investigations requested by the chairman of the committee, U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), into the Labor Department’s failures to fully investigate and properly address violations of the law.

Seventy years ago last month, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the landmark Fair Labor Standards Act into law. The law has provided generations of Americans with basic rights to minimum wages, overtime pay, and a ban on oppressive child labor. However, critics say that the Bush administration has failed to protect workers from a growing problem of "wage theft" by adopting weak approaches to enforcement and reducing funding and staffing levels of the Wage and Hour Division, the agency responsible for investigating complaints of wage, hour, and child labor violations.

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Witnesses:
  • Kim Bobo » Founder and Executive Director Interfaith Worker Justice
  • Greg Kutz » Managing Director of Forensic Audits and Special Investigations Government Accountability Office
  • Anne-Marie Lasowski » Acting Director of Education, Workforce and Income Security Issues Government Accountability Office
  • Alexander Passantino » Acting Administrator, Wage and Hour Division U.S Department of Labor


Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, July 9, 2008
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Witnesses:
  • Scott Faber » Vice President for Federal Affairs Grocery Manufacturers Association Washington, D.C
  • James Harnett » President and CEO Family and Children's Association Mineola, New York
  • Kate Houston » Deputy Under Secretary
    Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
    U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C.
  • Paula James » Director
    Child Health and Nutrition Program
    Contra Costa Child Care Council Contra Costa, California
  • Ephraim Leibtag » Economist
    Economic Research Service
    U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C.
  • Pavel N. Matustik » Chief Administrative Officer
    Santa Clarita Valley School
    Food Services Agency Santa Clarita, California
  • Katie Wilson » President-elect School Nutrition Association and Food & Nutrition Coordinator Onalaska School District Onalaska, Wisconsin


Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, June 24, 2008
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Witnesses:
  • Edwin Foulke » Assistant Secretary of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • George Cole » Brother-in-Law of Harold Billingsley, Victim of a Recent Construction Accident Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Robert LiMandri » Acting Building Commissioner New York City, New York
  • Mike Kallmeyer » Senior Vice President of Construction Services Denier Electric
  • Mark Ayers » President
    Building and Construction Trades Department
    AFL-CIO


Full Committee Hearing 10:30 AM, June 19, 2008


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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, June 11, 2008
The Committee held a hearing on bipartisan legislation that would help strengthen American families and help more children arrive at school ready to succeed by expanding access to early childhood home visitation programs for parents and children.

Research shows that these programs, which provide a variety of services ranging from pre-natal medical care to school readiness and family literacy programs, can help improve student achievement, reduce child abuse rates, improve early identification of developmental delays and disabilities, and improve access to health services.
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, May 21, 2008
The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing to examine a recent report released by the National Mathematics Advisory Panel on the state of math education and instruction in the United States. Among other things, the report found that the nation’s system for teaching math is “broken and must be fixed” if the U.S. wants to maintain its competitive edge.
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Witnesses:
  • Dr. Skip Fennell » Member
    National Mathematics Advisory Panel
    Former President
    National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
    Westminster, Maryland
  • Dr. William Haver » Professor of Mathematics Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia
  • Laura Slover » Vice President Achieve, Inc. Washington, D.C.
  • Dr. Wanda T. Staggers » Master Teacher and Dean of Manufacturing and Engineering Academy of Engineering and Biomedical Sciences Anderson, South Carolina
  • Dr. Mary Ann Wolf » Executive Director State Education Technology Directors Association Glen Burnie, Maryland
  • John J. Castellani » President Business Roundtable Washington D.C.


Full Committee Hearing 11:00 AM, May 6, 2008
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, April 24, 2008
The Committee held a hearing to examine allegations of child abuse and deceptive marketing at residential programs for teens, including boot camps, wilderness camps, therapeutic boarding schools, and behavior modification facilities. The hearing also examined legislation to prevent child abuse in these programs by establishing standards for the programs.

The committee heard about the results of undercover work from the Government Accountability Office and from individuals who attended residential programs when they were teenagers.
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Witnesses:
  • Kay Brown » Director
    Education, Workforce and Income Security
    U.S. Government Accountability Office
  • Greg Kutz » Managing Director
    Forensic Audits and Special Investigations
    U.S. Government Accountability Offic
  • Jon Martin-Crawford » Former Program Participant the Family Foundation School the Family Foundation School Hancock, New York
  • Kathryn Whitehead » Former Program Participant Mountain Mission School Condon, Montana
  • Christopher Bellonci, MD » Medical Director and Senior Clinical Consultant Walker School Needham, Massachusetts


Full Committee Hearing 9:00 AM, March 14, 2008
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, March 13, 2008


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Full Committee Hearing 10:30 AM, March 12, 2008
The Committee held a hearing on legislation to help prevent worksite explosions like the one at the Imperial Sugar refinery in Port Wentworth, Georgia, in early February 2008 that killed 12 workers and critically injured 11 others.

The Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act (H.R. 5522) would force the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue rules regulating combustible industrial dusts, like sugar dust, that can build up to hazardous levels and explode. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration already has the authority to issue such a rule without Congress passing new legislation, but the agency has failed to act despite the fact that the dangers of combustible dust have been well known for years.

U.S. Reps. George Miller (D-CA) and John Barrow (D-GA) introduced the legislation on March 4, 2008. To learn more about H.R. 5522, <a href="http://www.house.gov/apps/list/speech/edlabor_dem/rel030308.html">click here</a>.
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Full Committee Hearing 3:30 PM, March 4, 2008
The Committee held a hearing to examine how to improve nutrition and food safety in the nation’s schools. Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered the largest recall of meat in the nation’s history after investigations revealed that meat from non-ambulatory (or "downer") cows at a California slaughterhouse had been allowed to enter the food supply. More than a third of the tainted meat had gone to federal nutrition programs, including to schools.
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Witnesses:
  • Kathleen Corrigan » Director
    Food and Nutrition Services
    Mt. Diablo Unified School District Concord, California
  • Kenneth Hecht » Executive Director California Food Policy Advocates San Francisco, California
  • Mary Hill » President School Nutrition Association Jackson, Mississippi
  • Kate Houston » Deputy Under Secretary
    Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
    U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington D.C.
  • Penny Parham » Administrative Director
    Department of Food & Nutrition
    Miami-Dade County Public Schools Miami, Florida
  • Dora Rivas » Executive Director
    Food and Child Nutrition Services
    Dallas Independent School District Dallas, Texas


Full Committee Hearing 10:30 AM, February 13, 2008
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Witnesses:

Neal McCluskey »
Associate Director
Center for Educational Freedom
CATO Institute
Washington, D.C.

Kathleen J. Moore »
Director
School Facilities Planning Division
California Department of Education
Sacramento, California

Paul Vallas »
Superintendent
Recovery School District
New Orleans, Louisiana

Dr. Paula Vincent »
Superintendent
Clear Creek Amana School District
Oxford, Iowa

Jim Waters »
Director of
Policy and Communications
Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions
Bowling Green, Kentucky




Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, January 29, 2008


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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, January 23, 2008
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*Chairman Miller's statement was delivered by Representative Mazie Hirono (D-HI) who chaired this hearing.


Full Committee Hearing 11:00 AM, November 1, 2007
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Full Committee Hearing 10:30 AM, October 10, 2007
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Witnesses:
  • Greg Kutz » Managing Director
    Forensic Audits and Special Investigations
    Government Accountability Office
  • Cynthia Harvey » Mother of Child Victim
  • Bob Bacon » Father of Child Victim
  • Paul Lewis » Father of Child Victim
  • Allison Pinto » Research Psychologist & Assistant Research Professor Louis de la Parte Florida Medical Health Institute University of South Florida
  • Jan Moss » Executive Director National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs


Full Committee Hearing 10:30 AM, October 4, 2007
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Full Committee Hearing 10:30 AM, October 3, 2007
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Statements Submitted for the Record

Joint Statement from the Families »

Kristen Kimber »
Mother of miner Brandon Kimber's children

Casandra Phillips »
Sister of miner Brandon Phillips

Nelda Erickson and Amanda Romero »
Wife and daughter of miner Don Erickson

Aydaliz Sanchez »
Daughter of miner Manual Sanchez

Cody Allred »
Son of miner Kerry Allred

Jose Luis Payan »
Brother of miner Juan Carlos Payan

Marta Sanchez »
Wife of miner Manual Sanchez



Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, September 12, 2007
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Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, September 10, 2007
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Big Picture Panel

Germaine Brown »
Teacher
Stewart Street Elementary School
Florida

Barry Stark »
Principal
Norris Middle School
Nebraska

Jack Jennings »
President
Center on Education Policy

Linda Darling-Hammond »
Professor of Education
Stanford University

John Podesta »
President and Chief Executive Officer
Center for American Progress

Andrea Messina »
Commissioner
Aspen Institute Commission on
No Child Left Behind

Kevin Carey »
Research and Policy Manager
Education Sector


High School Reform & College
and Career-Readiness Panel

Billy Cannaday »
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Commonwealth of Virginia

Bob Wise »
President
Alliance for Excellent Education

Adria Steinberg »
Associate Vice President of Youth Transition
Jobs for the Future

James McPartland »
Principal Research Scientist
Center for Social Organization of Schools
Johns Hopkins University

Brian Gong »
Executive Director
Center for Assessment

Mike Cohen »
President
Achieve, Inc.

Janet Bray »
Director
Association for Career and Technical Education


Civil Rights Panel

Nancy Zirkin »
Vice President and Director of Public Policy
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

Peter Zamora »
Regional Counsel
Mexican American Legal Defense Fund

Stephanie Jones »
Executive Director
The National Urban League

Dan Losen »
Senior Education Law and Policy Associate
The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles

Dianne Piche »
Executive Director
Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights

Delia Pompa »
Vice President of Education Programs
National Council of La Raza

Katy Neas »
Director of Congressional Relations
Easter Seals
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities

Myrna Mandlawitz »
Policy Director
Learning Disabilities Association of America


Business, Foundation and Innovation Panel

Jon Schnur »
CEO
New Leaders for New Schools

Charles Harris »
Co-Founder and Executive Partner
SeaChange Capital Partners

Nelson Smith »
President
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

Josh Wyner »
Executive Vice President
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Sonia Hernandez Rodriguez »
Executive Vice President
National Farm Workers Service Center

John Castellani »
President
Business Roundtable

Jim Kohlmoos »
President and CEO
Knowledge Alliance

Mike Petrilli »
Vice President for National Programs & Policy
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation


Teaching and School Leadership Panel

MaryKate Hughes »
Math Teacher
DC Preparatory Academy
Washington, DC

Kathleen Rooker »
Principal
Neil Armstrong Elementary School
Florida

Reg Weaver »
President
National Education Association

Kati Haycock »
President
Education Trust

Antonia Cortese »
Executive Vice-President
American Federation of Teachers

Frances Bryant Bradburn »
Director of Instructional Technologies
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Mary Kay Sommers »
Principal
Shepardson Elementary
Colorado

Kristan Van Hook »
Senior Vice President
Public Policy and Development
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching


State and Local Administrators Panel

David Brewer »
Superintendent of Schools
Los Angeles Unified School District

Joan Wodiska »
Director
Education, Early Childhood
and Workforce Committee
National Governors’ Association

Michael Casserly »
Executive Director
Council of the Great City Schools

Paul Houston »
Executive Director
American Association of School Administrators

LaRuth Gray »
Deputy Director
Metropolitan Center for Urban Education

Michael Resnick »
Associate Executive Director
National School Boards Association



Full Committee Hearing 1:30 PM, June 12, 2007
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Due to technical difficulties, approximately 20 minutes of audio is missing from the webcast.


Full Committee Hearing 10:30 AM, June 7, 2007
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Witnesses:
  • Mary Bauer » Director of the Immigration Justice Program Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, Alabama
  • James S. Holt » President and Principal James S. Holt & Co., LLC Washington, D.C
  • Ray Marshall » Former U.S. Secretary of Labor
    President Emeritus
    LBJ School of Public Affairs
    University of Texas Austin, Texas
  • Baldemar Velasquez » Founder and President Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC)
  • Jonathan P. Hiatt » General Counsel AFL-CIO AFL-CIO (Statement Provided for the Record)


Full Committee Hearing 10:30 PM, May 16, 2007
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*Due to a power glitch in the House of Representatives, some of the audio is missing.


Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, May 15, 2007
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Witnesses:
  • Steven J. Healy » President
    International Association of Campus Law Enforcement
    Director
    Department of Public Safety
    Princeton University
  • Louanne Kennedy » Former Provost California State University at Northridge
  • Dewey G. Cornell » Director
    Virginia Youth Violence Project
    School of Education
    University of Virginia
  • Jan Walbert » President
    National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
    Vice President for Student Affairs
    Arcadia University


Full Committee Hearing 9:30 AM, May 11, 2007
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Witnesses:
  • John Podesta » President and Chief Executive Officer Center for American Progress Washington, DC
  • Joel I. Klein » Chancellor New York City Department of Education New York, New York
  • Dr. Jarvis Sanford » Principal Dodge Renaissance Academy Chicago, Illinois
  • Valdine McLean » Science Teacher Pershing County High School Lovelock, Nevada
  • Dr. Jack D. Dale » Superintendent Fairfax County Public Schools Falls Church, Virginia
  • Joan Bibeau » Teacher Eagleview Elementary School Grand Rapids, Minnesota
  • Dr. Joseph P. Burke » Superintendent of Schools Springfield Public Schools Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Dr. Gary W. Ritter » Associate Professor
    Endowed Chair in Education Policy
    University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas


Full Committee Hearing 10:30 PM, May 10, 2007
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Full Committee Hearing 3:00 PM, April 23, 2007
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Full Committee Hearing 9:00 AM, April 20, 2007
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Full Committee Hearing 10:30 AM, March 27, 2007
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Witnesses:
  • Cecil Roberts » President United Mine Workers of America Fairfax, Virginia
  • Debbie Hamner » Wife of deceased miner George “Junior” Hamner Buckhannon, West Virginia
  • Melissa Lee » Wife of deceased miner Jimmy Lee Speedwell, Kentucky
  • Scott Howard » Miner Roxana, Kentucky
  • Chuck Knisell » Miner Westover, West Virginia
  • Tony Oppregard » Attorney at Law Lexington, Kentucky
  • Bruce Watzman » Vice President for Safety, Health and Human Resources National Mining Association Washington, D.C.
  • Jim Dean » Director of Extension and Outreach College of Engineering & Mineral Resources
    West Virginia University
    Morgantown, West Virginia


Full Committee Hearing 1:00 PM, March 26, 2007
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Witnesses:
  • Stan Dorn » Senior Research Associate Urban Institute Washington, D.C.
  • Bruce Herman » Executive Director National Employment Law Project New York, New York
  • Lael Brainard » Vice President and Director Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in International Economics
    Brookings Global Economy and Development Program
    Washington, D.C.
  • David Lee Bevard » Former Maytag Employee Galesburg, IL
  • Thea Lee » Policy Director AFL-CIO Washington, D.C.
  • Tim Alford, Ph.D » Director Alabama Office of Workforce Development Montgomery, Alabama


Full Committee Hearing 10:30 AM, March 24, 2007
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Full Committee Hearing 9:30 AM, March 24, 2007
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Witnesses:
  • The Honorable Rose DeLauro » U.S. Congresswoman Third District of Connecticut
  • The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton (No Written Testimony Available) U.S. Congresswoman Washington, D.C.
  • Catherine Hill » Research Director American Association of University Women Washington, D.C.
  • Heaher Boushey » Senior Economist Center for Economic and Policy Research Washington, D.C.
  • Dedra Farmer » Plaintiff in the Walmart Sex-Discrimination Class Action Suit Lawrence, Kansas
  • Diana Furchtgott-Roth » Director Center for Employment Policy
    Hudson Institute
    Washingt, D.C


Full Committee Hearing 10:00 AM, March 22, 2007
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Full Committee Hearing 10:30 AM, March 21, 2007
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Full Committee and U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education and Pensions Hearing 9:30 AM, March 13, 2007
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Full Committee Hearing 11:00 AM, March 6, 2007


Witnesses:
  • Barbara Bovbjerg » Director for Education, Workforce and Income Security Issues U.S. Government Accountability Office Washington, D.C.
  • Matthew Hutcheson » President and Founder Pension Dynamics Corporation Tigard, Oregon
  • Stephen Butler » President and Founder Pension Dynamics Corporation Contra Costa County, CA
  • Robert Chambers, Esq. » Partner, Helms, Mulliss & Wicker, PLLC Chairman, American Benefits Council


Full Committee Hearing 10:30 AM, February 7, 2007
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Full Committee Hearing 10:30 AM, January 31, 2007
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