John Kline: “The central issue before the committee today isn't the process that led to these appointments, although that will be…”

Former Chairman John Kline, while recognizing that the overtime threshold should be responsibly reformed, called the administration's drastic move extreme and partisan.

Part of the way we need to approach these solutions is to adopt reforms that address the structural flaws within the plans.

The law explicitly prohibits the secretary from interfering, yet that is precisely what your proposal would do.

You can trust that we will abide by the letter of the law as we move forward.