Rep. John Kline

Republican  •  2nd District, Minnesota  •  5th Term  •  Sworn In 2003
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06/03/12
Klobuchar, unanimously endorsed by DFL, trumpets her work with GOP

Norm Coleman and restoring benefits to National Guard members with Rep. John Kline. “I’m not sure he has a record of working across the aisle,” she said of Bills, a first-term legislator who says he will take his high school economic ...

Source: Grand Forks Herald
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06/02/12
Klobuchar trumpets her work with GOP

Norm Coleman and restoring benefits to National Guard members with Rep. John Kline. “I’m not sure he has a record of working across the aisle,” she said of Bills, a first-term legislator who says he will take his high school economic ...

Source: West Central Tribune
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06/02/12
Gulleson leads fundraising race

...from District 6 Republicans in Velva, N.D., and $1,000 from the Freedom and Security PAC, which is affiliated with Minnesota Rep. John Kline. As of May 23, Kalk reported $65,600 in cash on hand and no debt. Cramer — Kalk’s primary challenger — rep

Source: Jamestown Sun
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05/30/12
No Child Left Behind waivers granted

"I don't believe that the language of the law allows the secretary to provide conditional waivers," said Rep. John Kline, R-Minnesota, chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce at a hearing in late March. GOP presidential ...

Source: ClickOnDetroit.com
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05/30/12
No Child Left Behind Waivers Granted

...waiver program. "I don't believe that the language of the law allows the secretary to provide conditional waivers," said Rep. John Kline, R-Minnesota, chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce at a hearing in late March. GOP preside

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05/30/12
No Child Left Behind waivers granted

...waiver program. "I don't believe that the language of the law allows the secretary to provide conditional waivers," said Rep. John Kline, R-Minnesota, chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce at a hearing in late March. GOP preside

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05/30/12
8 states get ‘No Child’ waivers

...dumbs down teaching, narrows school curriculums and labels even high-achieving schools as failing. Republicans — including John Kline, chairman of the House education committee — have said Congress should change the law, rather than let the administ

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05/30/12
Administration gives 8 states waivers on No Child Left Behind

...the waiver program. "I don't believe that the language of the law allows the secretary to provide conditional waivers," said Rep. John Kline, R-Minnesota, chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce at a hearing in late March. GOP pre

Source: CNN
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05/29/12
Pay restored for local Guard

In some cases, soldiers will get pay instead of days off. Two Minnesotans guided the effort in Congress, Republican U.S. Representative John Kline and Democratic U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar. They said soldiers were promised the paid time off ...

Source: Echo Press
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05/29/12
Obama administration gives 8 states waivers on No Child Left Behind

"I don't believe that the language of the law allows the secretary to provide conditional waivers," said Rep. John Kline, R-Minnesota, chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce at a hearing in late March. GOP presidential ...

Source: CNN
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05/29/12
8 states get waiver from No Child Left Behind

It's a temporary Band-Aid on a problem that must be resolved through legislation," said Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., chairman of the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee. States have been asking for relief from the law as the 2014 deadline neared.

Source: msnbc.com
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05/29/12
Obama awards 'No Child' waivers to 8 more states

The waivers are “a political move that could have a damaging impact on congressional efforts to enact lasting reforms to current elementary and secondary education law,” Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), the chairman of the House Education and the Workforce .

Source: Politico.com
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05/29/12
Minnesota delegation helps pass legislation to ensure Minnesota soldiers receive full benefits

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and U.S. Representative John Kline recently announced  their bipartisan legislation to ensure Minnesota soldiers receive full benefits was signed into law by the president. Klobuchar and Kline worked together to pass the bill in

Source: Redwood Falls Gazette
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05/29/12
Obama administration gives 8 states waivers on No Child Left Behind

...the waiver program. "I don't believe that the language of the law allows the secretary to provide conditional waivers," said Rep. John Kline, R-Minnesota, chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce at a hearing in late March. GOP pre

Source: CNN
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05/29/12
8 more states get waiver from No Child Left Behind

...schools, and students need. It’s a temporary Band-Aid on a problem that must be resolved through legislation," said Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., chairman of the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee. States have been asking for relief from the

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05/29/12
Obama administration gives 8 states waivers on No Child Left Behind

...the waiver program. "I don't believe that the language of the law allows the secretary to provide conditional waivers," said Rep. John Kline, R-Minnesota, chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce at a hearing in late March. GOP pre

Source: CNN
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05/29/12
Obama awards 'No Child' waivers to 8 more states

...move that could have a damaging impact on congressional efforts to enact lasting reforms to current elementary and secondary education law,” Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), the chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, said last fall....

Source: The Politico
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05/29/12
Eight states get waiver from No Child Left Behind

...families, schools, and students need. It's a temporary Band-Aid on a problem that must be resolved through legislation," said Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., chairman of the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee. States have been asking for relief

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05/28/12
Political Notebook: Democrats get ready to rally in Rochester

Kline to speak at Red Wing public forum The Red Wing Area Chamber of Commerce, League of Women Voters and several other community groups are hosting a public forum featuring 2nd District Republican Rep. John Kline. The congressman is expected to ...

Source: Post-Bulletin
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05/27/12
Minnesota soldiers, others to receive pay exemption

Democrat Amy Klobuchar, of Minnesota, was instrumental in pushing the bill in the Senate and Republican Congressman John Kline did the same in the House. It exempts troops who were deployed before the Pentagon issued new restrictions last ...

Source: INFORUM
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05/26/12
Editorial: Honoring the fallen -- and all those who serve

...other troops is a meaningful start, especially so because of the bipartisan effort involved. The bill, sponsored by Rep. John Kline, with a Senate version introduced by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, received unanimous support in Congress. This weekend, we honor o

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05/26/12
Obama signs bill ensuring Guard paid-leave benefits

...that had been lost after the soldiers shipped overseas last year. "Promises made should be promises kept," said U.S. Rep. John Kline, a Minnesota Republican who has been meeting with Pentagon leaders, including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, to reverse

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05/26/12
Obama signs bill ensuring Guard paid-leave benefits

...that had been lost after the soldiers shipped overseas last year. "Promises made should be promises kept," said U.S. Rep. John Kline, a Minnesota Republican who has been meeting with Pentagon leaders, including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, to reverse

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05/25/12
President signs legislation that protects leave time of MN soldiers

WASHINGTON - A group of Minnesota soldiers will receive full benefits thanks to bipartisan legislation pushed by both U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and U.S. Representative John Kline. President Obama signed the bill into law Friday. The Defense Department ...

Source: KARE
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05/25/12
Obama signs Kline-Klobuchar National Guard benefits bill

Led by Republican Rep. John Kline in the House and Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar in the Senate, they succeeded with overwhelming support in both chambers. The bill that's now been signed into law means that any National Guard soldier deployed ...

Source: Marketplace.publicradio.org
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05/25/12
President signs law changing Guard paid leave policy

The legislation, authored by Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), restored paid leave benefits for National Guard members who had already deployed before the Pentagon changed its policy last October. The Minnesota lawmakers got ...

Source: Thehill.com
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05/25/12
Obama signs pay benefits for Minnesota 'Red Bulls'

...that had been promised before the soldiers shipped overseas last year. “Promises made should be promises kept,” said U.S. Rep. John Kline, a Minnesota Republican who has been meeting with Pentagon leaders, including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, t

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05/25/12
Obama signs pay benefits for Minnesota 'Red Bulls'

...that had been promised before the soldiers shipped overseas last year. “Promises made should be promises kept,” said U.S. Rep. John Kline, a Minnesota Republican who has been meeting with Pentagon leaders, including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, t

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05/25/12
Obama signs Kline-Klobuchar National Guard benefits bill

...50,000 Guard troops nationwide, it was a pair of Minnesota lawmakers who took the lead to alter it. Led by Republican Rep. John Kline in the House and Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar in the Senate, they succeeded with overwhelming support in both chambers.

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05/24/12
Blogger's case lands in Court of Appeals

Other than Chip Cravaack, John Kline appears the only even marginally vulnerable Minnesota congressional incumbent this fall. At the PiPress, Jessica Fleming’s story says: “U.S. Rep. John Kline sent a letter to supporters this week asking them to help

Source: Minnpost.com
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Official website: http://kline.house.gov/
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2439 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2271
Fax: 202-225-2595

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