Rep. Rob Andrews on CBS Evening News Discussing GAO Executive Pension Report
Rep. Rob Andrews, chair of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, last night discussed the Government Accountability Office finding that 40 executives at ten high-profile corporations that terminated their workers’ pensions collected at least $350 million in compensation in the years leading to pension termination. The investigation was requested by Rep. George Miller, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee.

The Graduation for All Act of 2009
Strengthening Our Schools, Our Community and Our Future CompetitivenessThe high school dropout crisis poses one of the greatest threats to our nation’s economic growth and competitiveness. Each day 7,000 U.S. students drop out of high school. More than half of all students who drop out are from the so-called “dropout factories” – the 2,000 high schools with dropout rates above 40 percent. Many of these students come from a struggling middle school. President Obama has challenged Congress and the American people to take action by asking every American to commit to at least one year of higher education or training. This will require addressing our nation’s

This Week: Hearing on H1N1 and Sick Leave Policies, and Hearing on Literacy Skills
The Committee has a full schedule this week, including:November 17: Hearing on how employer paid sick leave policies can help slow the spread of contagious diseases, like the H1N1 flu virus.November 19: Hearing to review current federal literacy initiatives and explore ways to improve the reading comprehension skills of all children from birth through high school. Note: The previously-scheduled Committee vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act has

News of the Day: For many ill with the flu, staying home isn't an option
In response to President Obama's declaration of the H1N1 flu as a national emergency and federal health and labor officials urging sick workers to stay home, Rep. George Miller and Rep. Lynn Woolsey introduced the H1N1 Flu Emergency Sick-Leave Bill. It would provide five paid sick days for a worker sent home or directed to stay home by their employer for a contagious illness, such as the H1N1 flu virus.Today the Los Angeles Times wrote an excellent article on why this legislation is necessary. As they said, "

News of the Day: A serving of food safety
The Las Vegas Sun ran an editorial on Tuesday entitled,"A serving of food safety: Congress should make sure children are protected from food-borne illnesses" that highlighted Chairman George Miller's letter to the GAO asking for an investigation into contaminated beef in school meals. The Sun said: A recent report to Congress found that the Agriculture Department’s Food and Nutrition Service, which provides up to 20 percent of the food served in the nation’s schools, doesn’t alw