A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies will hold a subcommittee hearing on March 17 on the budget for the Department of Labor. Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez will testify. The House […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE The U.S. House of Representatives began consideration of H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, which reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), on Thursday last week, and continued considering amendments to the bill on Friday. Forty-three amendments were offered […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE The House Rules Committee announced a process to consider amendments for when the House considers H.R. 5, the Student Success Act this week. The Rules Committee has established a deadline of 3 p.m. on Monday, February 23 for the submission […]
February 12, 2015 — Penn Hill Group is pleased to announce that Alex Nock has joined Danica Petroshius, D’Arcy Philps and Vic Klatt as a part of the firm’s bipartisan ownership team. Nock has served as Executive Vice President at Penn Hill Group since its opening in 2011. His experience and success in serving clients […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: SENATE The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a roundtable-style hearing on February 3 titled, “Fixing No Child Left Behind: Innovation to Better Meet the Needs of Students.” This hearing is the third hearing the Committee has […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE House education committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) stated at an AEI event that he hopes to have a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) on the House floor by March of this year, and that the […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) was elected to a third term as Speaker of the House, by a vote of 216-192. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced recommendations for committee assignments – Democrats will vote on the nominations this week. […]
A quick look at the news from last week: BUDGET Congress approved and the President signed into law an FY2015 “cromnibus” appropriations bill – the House passed the bill by a vote of 219—206, and the Senate passed it by a vote of 56—40. The appropriations bill largely flat funds most education and workforce programs […]
Congressional leaders released the Fiscal Year 2015 (FY2015) omnibus appropriations bill on December 9 — it was subsequently passed by the House and Senate, and signed into law by President Obama. The bill largely flat funds most education- and workforce-related programs compared to FY2014, with a few notable exceptions. Click here: 12-10-14 Memo – Overview […]
Meet Claire Arnaiz, a senior at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who has joined Penn Hill Group as an intern through the UC Washington Center’s research and internship program. With an interest in social issues, Claire is a Legal Studies major who will graduate in December of this year. See our interview with Claire […]
