Howard McKeon In The News
May 22, 2008 Bush Genetic Discrimination
Bart Stupak, D-Mich.; Rep. Howard McKeon, R-Calif.; Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo. The president also spoke about Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who worked on the ...
May 21, 2008 Advocates ask why owners aren't facing any charges
Rep. Howard McKeon of California, the top Republican on the committee, said some of the blame lies with parents. "If we go back to where this first starts, ...
May 21, 2008 ICE defends workplace raids
Howard McKeon of California and Joe Wilson of South Carolina defended the need for the raids. "I understand the raids cause difficulty," McKeon said. ...
May 08, 2008 Wants Probe On Utah Mine
Rep. Howard McKeon of California, the committee's ranking Republican, said there was little new in Mr. Miller's report and officials should wait until the ...
April 17, 2008 UPDATE: US House Votes To Support Student Loan Financing
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April 09, 2008 UPDATE 1-Student loan upheaval prompts US Congress action
"The turmoil in our nation's financial markets has spread to the federal student loan program," said Rep. Howard McKeon, senior Republican on the committee ...
April 09, 2008 Student loan upheaval prompts US Congress action
"The turmoil in our nation's financial markets has spread to the federal student loan program," said Rep. Howard McKeon, senior Republican on the committee ...
March 09, 2008 Preferential treatment undermines parity goal
That said, the House approach, as Rep. Howard McKeon, R-Calif., said during last week's debate on the legislation, is not parity but is, in fact, ...
February 15, 2008 College legislation meets opposition
"Despite a considerable federal investment, colleges and universities have continued to push tuition upward," Rep. Howard McKeon, senior Republican on the ...
December 13, 2007 Democrats lash Bush's "hostile" labor board
California Republican Rep. Howard McKeon said Democrats convened the joint hearing "to appease the labor union special interests that helped put them in ...
November 30, 2007 The time has come for tuition reform
US Rep. Howard mckeon (R-Calif.) who chaired the House Subcommittee on 2lst Century Competitiveness, reported in 2005 that “cost factors prevent 48 percent ...
November 18, 2007 WHO ARE WE? WHAT ARE WE?ARE WE HUMAN ENOUGH TO STOP AGE-RELATED ...
Congressman Howard mckeon, the ranking Republican on the House Committee on Education and Labor, pointed out, "...if a parent just were reported abusing the ...
November 15, 2007 UPDATE 1-US House panel approves student loans crackdown
"This bill includes meaningful steps to hold colleges and universities accountable for excessive tuition increases," said California Rep. Howard mckeon ...
November 13, 2007 House panel seen backing student loan reforms
The panel's senior Republican, Rep. Howard mckeon, also from California, said the bill "reflects bipartisan collaboration." Swift passage on the House floor ...
November 07, 2007 Lawmakers vote to protect gay, lesbian workers
Rep. Howard mckeon, a California Republican, opposed the bill, warning it "could result in the exact opposite effect its supporters intend by creating new ...
November 07, 2007 Lawmakers vote to protect gay, lesbian workers
Rep. Howard mckeon, a California Republican, opposed the bill, warning it "could result in the exact opposite effect its supporters intend by creating new ...
November 05, 2007 Educators bash 'No Child'
A discussion draft co-authored by Representatives George Miller and Howard mckeon, of the House Committee on Education and Labor, attempts to remedy some of ...
October 10, 2007 Teens suffer abuse at residential boot camps, report finds
Rep. Howard McKeon, R-Calif., expressed the same sentiment, saying that more government oversight might be needed to ensure that facilities and staff ...
September 29, 2007 Editorial: A needed change agent; now make it better
All eyes are now on a reauthorization discussion draft put out by two Californians: Rep. George Miller, a Democrat, and Rep. Howard McKeon, a Republican, ...
September 24, 2007 Road bill an earmark scandal
Howard McKeon, R-Calif., will cost federal taxpayers $50000. Rep. McKeon's comments to the newspaper are instructive, "One thing we forget is the people in ...
September 18, 2007 Funding for bridges served with side of pork
Rep. Howard McKeon, R-Calif., who wrested $50000 for the National Mule and Packers Museum in the western frontier town of Bishop, was unapologetic. ...
September 17, 2007 Editorial: Wise changes will help US fulfill lofty educational goal
He and his Republican counterpart, Rep. Howard McKeon of Santa Clarita, have left intact No Child Left Behind's main tenet: the demand that by 2014, ...
September 16, 2007 Proudly piling on pork
Rep. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said his staff identified 500 earmarks in the bill, totaling $2 billion, according to USA Today. As always, reasonable people can ...
September 13, 2007 Funding for bridges served with side of pork
Rep. Howard McKeon, R-Calif., who wrested $50000 for the National Mule and Packers Museum in the western frontier town of Bishop, was equally unapologetic. ...
September 08, 2007 No Child Left Behind: The Other Bitter, Cruel Battle of 2007
In late August, House Education Chairman Miller (D-CA) and his Republican counterpart, Rep. Howard McKeon (R-CA), publicly released the House Education ...
September 05, 2007 Democrats near deal to cut student borrower interest rates
... by the apparent inclusion of the Senate's proposal to force the parent (student loan) program into an auction," said Rep. Howard McKeon, R-Calif. ...
August 01, 2007 OSHA Addresses Diacetyl Exposure
According to Inside OSHA (subscription), Rep. Howard McKeon (R-CA) said, "There is no clear scientific evidence that diacetyl alone causes 'popcorn lung' ...
August 01, 2007 Morning Buzz: Wednesday 8.1.07
LAT A former aide to Rep. Howard McKeon and a former executive at The Signal are trying to get retained as PR advisers to the school board in Santa Clarita, ...
July 31, 2007 No Child Left Behind law revisions sought
Still, Miller's remarks provoked immediate reaction from the ranking Republican on the education committee, Howard McKeon, of California, ...
July 12, 2007 House OKs Pell grant increase, lower college-loan interest rates
Rep. Howard McKeon of Santa Clarita, the ranking Republican on the education committee, said the bill approved Wednesday "over-reaches by creating new ...
