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 [...]
John Kline (R-MN-02) rarely issues statements explaining his votes as most of the time, Mr. Kline is simply following Party leader orders. But there are some issues where the party does not vote in lockstep … and that’s when voters can really see the “real John Kline”. Disaster relief funding has become controversial. In the [...]
Congress could learn a lot from Moriah Miles, the state chair of the Minnesota State University Student Association. Sadly, if you read Dr. Virginia Foxx (R-VA-05)’s press release concerning the April 16th Education and Workforce Committee hearing “Preparing for Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Subcommittee Explores the Role of Federal Student Aid”, you would not know [...]
Like having to pay for the clean up of Walmarts illegally dumping toxic waste, where tax payers involuntarily subsidize the profits of the Walton family, we are having to pay to make up the difference between a fair and significantly higher wage, and for the Walmart unfair, discriminatory and illegal labor practices, with the Walton [...]
Every once in a while even Washington can put things in the simplest of terms: #NoBudgetNoPay. My statement: kline.house.gov/press-releases… #stribpol — John Kline (@repjohnkline) January 23, 2013 The January 23rd Kline press release outlines Step One : “Every once in a while even Washington can put things in the simplest of terms: No budget, no [...]
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You’ve seen the television commercials … a baby is born … parents dreaming of a better world for their child … and the wise Grandpa telling them to save now for college. Well, on Friday, May 31st, the Simley High School Senior Class will experience their last day of school, but before that they could [...]
Last week, we had not one, but two bridge failures; one in Washington state (right), the other in Missouri (below right). The week before that, we had a massive train crash due apparently to a cracked rail. One might say, those were not bridges too far, but that didn’t go far enough. In other words, [...]
You don’t know Steve H. but he knows pain … the pain in his back and the pain of healthcare costs. Steve H. was profiled in the Steven Brill’s Bitter Pill article in the March 4th edition of Time. Steve H. is an Oklahoma City man whose doctor thought he needed a RestoreUltra neurostimulator to [...]
Just intro’d bill to expedite ‘intolerable’ delays for injured servicemembers. #MNNationalGuard #stribpol #mnleg kline.house.gov/press-releases… — John Kline (@repjohnkline) May 21, 2013 Really ? Introduces legislation, which does what ? It asks for a “report” ? The problem is real … and is already documented as nearly 900,000 veterans are waiting for a claims decision. The [...]
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