John Kline (R-MN-03) has worked hard on abortion issues — just look at the bills he has sponsored this term including : H.R. 7 : No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act H.R. 23 : Sanctity of Human Life Act H.R. 61 : Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act H.R. 217 : Title X Abortion Provider [...]
The Strib reminded Minnesotans that the Sequester is still in effect … and beginning to take its toll : Starting July 1, [Air Reserve electrician Dustin] Hawkins will be among more than 2,400 federal Department of Defense employees in Minnesota forced to work a reduced, four-day week for several months. Those furloughs will be spread [...]
Quoting John Kline (R-MN-02) : It’s time to press the ‘reset’ button. This issue is far too important to be determined by partisan battles. There are solid, commonsense ideas members of all political stripes can coalesce around as we seek to stop unnecessary political bickering and formulate a solution that puts the American people ahead [...]
Did you hear that because of sequestration, 115,000 traditional National Guard forces will not receive their annual medical or dental examinations ? The Guard says: “This reduction in examinations will bring total force medical readiness down by 39 percent.” Heck, if this Republican-controlled House is willing to inflict sequestration on our military — even as [...]
In a radio interview on Friday, Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) defended the National Security Agency’s secret surveillance efforts, saying that “we absolutely do know that this has prevented terrorist attacks.” The surveillance, he said, “does guarantee that the president and those in the intelligence committee will have access to important information.” Later that day, on TPT’s [...]
“You know, I couldn’t be more proud of my kids, but there’s nothing easy about paying for college. It’s why I’ll never understand those guys in Washington, like Congressman Kline. Kline’s trying to pass a law that could more than double the interest rate on college loans. Kline calls it a ‘smarter solution.’ Must be [...]
John Kline (R-MN-02) issued the following statement on the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v Wade decision: “On the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, I continue to stand with those committed to protecting the unborn 100 percent in conviction and dedication. I believe life begins at conception, and at [...]
John Kline’s (R-MN-02) press release paints a pretty picture : Kline Provision Included in National Defense Bill 06/06/13 WASHINGTON – The House Armed Services Committee passed the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) early this morning. The bill, H.R. 1960, passed with bipartisan support and included important legislation introduced by Minnesota Congressman John [...]
Considering the academic achievements of the 2013 Chardon High School graduating class, it was worthy that Governor John Kasich (R-OH) was the commencement speaker … after all, the class Governor Kasich honored included 20 students with 4.0 grade-point averages; the highest average ACT score in school history (24); 83 students with honors diplomas; and 49 [...]
Jobs ! Jobs ! Jobs ! That was supposed to be the House Republican focus, but once again another monthly Labor Department Jobs Report was ignored by John Kline, the Chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee. For those that missed it, U.S. nonfarm payrolls added 175,000 jobs. Expectations were for 169,000 new jobs to [...]
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