John Kline to Chair Committee to Reconcile House, Senate Education Bills

Statement

Minnesota Congressman John Kline, Chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement today after meeting with a bipartisan group of leaders in the House and Senate to discuss proceeding with a conference committee to resolve differences in the House- and Senate-passed bills to replace No Child Left Behind, and being named Chair of the conference committee:

"There is a lot of work to do in the coming months, and I am confident we will be able to craft a bicameral education bill that reduces the federal role, restores local control, and empowers parents and education leaders. Those are the kind of education reforms the American people expect and we must deliver. I look forward to continuing this important effort and putting in place new policies that will help every child in every school receive an excellent education."

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