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
6/30/2010Kline Statement on Exploiting Emergency Troop Funding for another State Bailout
6/24/2010Democrats Ration Free Speech, Trade First Amendment for Culture of Union Favoritism
6/24/2010Democrats Don’t Have Time to Pass a Budget
IN THE NEWS
GOP Savings Solutions Group Warns Against Federalizing Workers’ 401(k)s
As part of continued efforts to safeguard Americans’ retirement savings, members of the House GOP Savings Recovery Solutions Group wrote to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to oppose proposals that would jeopardize workers’ hard-earned retirement savings by undermining or nationalizing individual 401(k) retirement savings plans ... ” read more
Republicans Release Education Reform Principles
Republicans on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee released four principles to guide the eventual reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Restoring Local Control; Empowering Parents; Letting Teachers Teach; and Protecting Taxpayers ... read more
SPOTLIGHT
House Education and Labor Committee Republican Website Receives Gold Mouse Award
The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Republican website has been named the winner of a Gold Mouse award by the Congressional Management Foundation, an honor presented to the best websites in Congress.
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 here to meet the members!
