Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act (H.R. 4293)

Replacing NCLB

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Committee Conducts Oversight of Child Abuse Prevention Policies

Dear Secretary Burwell: The Department of Health and Human Services is tasked with coordinating and administering the federal government’s efforts to prevent child abuse. We are deeply concerned the Department may not be properly enforcing the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA or the law) to ensure the basic requirements of the law are being followed. To help address these concerns, please provide the committee with information regarding the Department’s implementation and enforce...

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We've Got Work to Do - Part 2

President Obama spent a lot of time shoring up his legacy during his State of the Union address, which helps explain why he reiterated numerous calls for more programs, more spending, and more government to address the challenges facing the American people. Near the top of the president’s outstanding wish list were his demands for universal pre-K and free community college. We all want every child to have a strong head start and for every American who wants to pursue a degree to do so at an affo...

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We’ve Got Work to Do

In his State of the Union address, President Obama was quick to tout his economic record and suggest those who raise concerns with the status of the economy are “peddling fiction.” It’s true that we’ve made progress in recent years, but it’s also important to remember that we’re not out of the woods yet. Not by a long shot. In fact: More than 6 million individuals with part-time jobs want and need full-time work; The workforce participation rate hovers near record lows; Health care costs are goi...

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Kline on the State of the Union Address

House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s final State of the Union address: Tonight we heard from a president who seems more concerned with building his legacy than building a better future for our country. No speech can convince the American people we are heading in the right direction. They are living every day with the consequences of the president’s flawed policies, from stagnant wages and higher hea...

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