John Kline

John Kline

• House to vote on variable rate student loans

  House lawmakers are ready to pass legislation that links student loan rates to the financial markets in spite of a veto threat from President Barack ... 

• Obama threatens veto of House student loan plan

  President Barack Obama on Wednesday threatened to veto legislation by House Republicans that would avert a doubling of student loan interest rates on ... 

• House advances student loan fix

  The days of fixed-rate student loans could be coming to a close, with House Republicans on Thursday advancing a proposal that would link rates to ... 

• House approves bill to change overtime pay law

  The Republican-led House on Wednesday approved a measure that would give private sector workers the option of trading overtime pay for extra time off ... 

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  House passes GOP bill to halt Labor Board action

  The House on Friday passed a bill to prevent the National Labor Relations Board from conducting much of its business until a dispute over the ... 

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  Congressional inaction could cost college students

  Congressional inaction could end up costing college students an extra $5,000 on their new loans. The rate for subsidized Stafford loans is set to ... 

• Neither party has cash for student loan rate fix

  Incoming college freshmen could end up paying $5,000 more for the same student loans their older siblings have if Congress doesn't stop interest rates ... 

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  House passes GOP bill to streamline job training

  A divided House on Friday passed Republican legislation that would end or consolidate dozens of duplicative job training programs with the objective ... 

• House committee takes up school safety issues

  The top Democrat on the House education committee says any discussion about school safety needs to be coupled with "common sense strategies to keep ... 

• Lawmakers probe shortfall in Job Corps program

  House and Senate lawmakers are investigating a nearly $100 million shortfall at the federal Job Corps program that has prompted the Labor Department ... 

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  Obama pushes preschool plan, won't discuss cost

  Raising hopes among parents who want preschool for all, President Barack Obama on Thursday rolled out a plan to vastly expand government-funded early ...