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John Kline

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John Kline is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Minnesota's 2nd congressional district from 2003 to 2017. During his tenure, Kline served on several key committees, including the Education and the Workforce Committee, where he focused on education reform and workforce development. He was known for his advocacy of school choice and efforts to reduce federal involvement in education. Kline also played a role in military and veterans' affairs, having served in the U.S. Marine Corps prior to his political career.

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Feb 17, 2011

In an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal, President Obama laid out his plan to conduct a comprehensive regulatory review to ``remove outdated regulations that stifle job creation and make our economy less competitive.'' I have…

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Feb 16, 2011

Mr. Chairman, budgeting is about making tough choices. Congress has a responsibility to outline a budget the country can afford that sets priorities to live within those means. Too often in recent years Congress failed in this basic duty…

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Feb 15, 2011

Every dollar spent at the Federal level must be accounted for and justified before it is spent.

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Feb 15, 2011

I hope one day you have the opportunity to meet Jay Booker.

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Feb 15, 2011

Getting the economy moving and the American people back to work remain pressing national priorities.

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Feb 14, 2011

I apologize for coming in late. You have probably noticed that--how this place works.

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Feb 14, 2011

I do want to thank all of you for being here today and for your testimony.

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Feb 11, 2011

We believe that the issues that we have been talking about and are talking about today and will be talking about next week strike directly to the problem of unemployment and the lack of jobs in this country. Without fiscal responsibility…

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Feb 11, 2011

I am very pleased that we're spending this time talking about real job creation. For the last 2 years, we've watched the Democrats spend literally trillions of dollars in failed efforts to create jobs, with more government spending. We…

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Feb 9, 2011

When I took office in 2009, we immediately set out a very aggressive plan in Indiana that said the academic achievement and career preparation of all Indiana students would be the best in the United States and on par with the most…

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Feb 9, 2011

So the best thing to do would be to lift that up and be transparent about it, find out who is--there are great evaluative processes.

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