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  • 06.06.2012
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    Let’s replace failed job training system with one that works
    By Representatives Buck McKeon, Virginia Foxx and Joe Heck In January, President Obama told the story of Jackie Bray, who found employment after participating in a job training program at a local community college. The president urged Congress to "cut through the maze of confusing training programs... More
  • 06.05.2012
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    Foxx, McKeon, and Heck Welcome Markup of Key Legislation to Help Put Americans Back to Work
    The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will on Thursday consider legislation introduced by Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), and Joe Heck (R-NV) that will help unemployed Americans gain the skills and education necessary to fill in-demand jobs. Today, more than 47 ... More
  • 04.17.2012
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    CONGRESSMAN HOWARD “BUCK” MCKEON RECOGNIZED BY GOODWILL INDUSTRIES®
    ROCKVILLE, MD – Goodwill Industries International is pleased to honor Representative Buck McKeon (R-CA) as a recipient of its Goodwill® National Policymaker Award for 2012. The award recognizes a federal lawmaker who has clearly demonstrated support for Goodwill’s public policy priorities. Goodwill ... More
  • 06.23.2011
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    McKeon Introduces Job Training Reform Bill
    – Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) today unveiled the Workforce Investment Improvement Act (H.R. 2295), a bill to strengthen job training opportunities for workers and job seekers. This legislation renews workforce development programs under the Workforce Investment Act, a law that ha... More
  • 12.11.2009
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    McKeon, Republicans Unveil Job Training Reform Package
    – Led by Reps. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Republicans on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee have introduced the Workforce Investment Improvement Act (H.R. 4271), a bill to strengthen job training opportunities for workers and job seekers. Their legislation renew... More
  • 03.10.2009
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    McKeon Denounces Card Check as an Attack on Workers’ Rights & the American Economy
    Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Santa Clarita), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today denounced the so-called Employee Free Choice Act, legislation introduced by congressional Democrats that would deny workers the right to secret ballots in union organizing electi... More
  • 06.25.2008
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    McKeon Lauds Passage of ADA Amendments Act, Urges Senate to Quickly Take Up Measure
    Following a strong bipartisan vote in the U.S. House of Representatives today in favor of the ADA Amendments Act (H.R. 3195), Education and Labor Committee Senior Republican Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) issued the following statement:“With today’s vote, the House has spoken loudly and clearly... More
  • 01.04.2008
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    Santa Clarita Receives $1.38 Million in Federal Funds
    SANTA CLARITA – U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon joined U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah today in presenting a $1.38 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to the Santa Clarita Community College District for the College of the... More
  • 12.07.2007
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    McKeon: Continued Job Creation and Low Unemployment Underscore Importance of Pro-Growth Agenda
    Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Senior Republican, today highlighted the latest U.S. Labor Department employment report, which showed 94,000 new jobs created in November and unemployment holding steady at 4.7 percent. With a record-setting 51 conse... More
  • 06.26.2007
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    McKeon Stands with Local Business for Workplace Democracy
    U.S. House Representative Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (CA-25), Senior Republican member on the Education & Labor Committee, today applauded Senate Republicans for standing firm against the cleverly-named Employee Free Choice Act, legislation that would expose workers’ private votes in workplace election... More