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Richard Simmons on Capitol Hill
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 350 seconds
Richard Simmons, Fitness Expert and Advocate, testified before the Committee on Education and Labor at a hearing concerning childhood obesity and physical health and education on July 24, 2008.
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Phil Mickelson Congressional Testimony
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 388 seconds
Phil Mickelson, professional golfer and Co-Founder of the Mickelson Exxon Mobil Teachers Academy, testifies at an Education and Labor Committee hearing concerning the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math education on July 22, 2008.
Related: capitol, congress, golf, hill, mickelson, pga, phil, teacher
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ED Oversight Hearing: George Miller Opening Statement
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 436 seconds
Rep. George Miller, chairman of the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, makes an opening statement at a committee hearing on unethical practices and conflicts of interest in the student loan industry and federal Reading First program on May 10, 2007.
Related: democrats, education, first, george, house, labor, loan, margaret, miller, reading, representatives, spellings, student
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Improving Public Schools Hearing: Arne Duncan Part 1
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 451 seconds
Arne Duncan, CEO of Chicago Public Schools, testifies at an Education and Labor Committee hearing concerning mayor and superintendent partnerships in education on July 17, 2008.
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Wage and Hour Law Enforcement: Kim Bobo
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 384 seconds
Kim Bobo, Founder and Executive Director of Interfaith Worker Justice, testified at an Education and Labor Committee hearing which asked if the Department of Labor is effectively enforcing our wage and hour laws on July 15, 2008.
Related: cash, gao, hour, interfaith, job, justice, labor, money, paid, pay, paycheck, salary, wage, worker
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The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act (HR 980)
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 211 seconds
H.R. 980, the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 passed the House of Representatives with a bipartisan 314-97 vote on July 17, 2007.
Related: assosciation, firefighter, fireman, fop, fraternal, house, hoyer, iaff, international, nancy, officer, order, pelosi, police, steny
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College Opportunity and Affordability Act
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 112 seconds
Congressman George Miller, Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, speaks about the College Opportunity and Affordability Act, which passed the House on February 7, 2008.
Related: affordability, aid, college, cost, financial, grant, loan, opportunity, student, textbook
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Whistleblower Protection Hearing: Jeffrey Wigand Testimony
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 599 seconds
Dr. Jeffrey Wigand testifies about his experience as a whistleblower at a Workforce Protections subcommittee hearing on whistleblower protections on May 15, 2007.
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Childhood Obesity Hearing: Dr. Russell Pate
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 469 seconds
Dr. Russell Pate, Associate Vice President for Health Sciences & Professor at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, testified before the Committee on Education and Labor at a hearing concerning childhood obesity and physical health and education on July 24, 2008.
Related: capitol, child, childhood, children, congress, education, health, hill, obesity, physical
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The Higher Education Opportunity Act Is Coming
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 28 seconds
A college education continues to be the best path to the middle class. But more and more, high college prices and other obstacles are putting a college degree further out of reach for America's students. The Higher Education Opportunity Act will continue this Congress' effort to make college more affordable and accessible.
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Tim Brown, former Oakland Raider, on Capitol Hill
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 414 seconds
Tim Brown, former Oakland Raider wide receiver and nine time Pro-Bowler, testified before the Committee on Education and Labor at a hearing concerning childhood obesity and physical health and education on July 24, 2008.
Related: capitol, child, childhood, children, congress, education, health, heisman, hill, obesity, physical, trophy, winner
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Improving Public Schools Hearing: Michelle Rhee Part 1
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 585 seconds
Michelle Rhee, Chancellor of DC Public Schools, testifies at an Education and Labor Committee hearing concerning mayor and superintendent partnerships in education on July 17, 2008.
Related: chancellor, dc, education, mayor, michelle, public, rhee, school, superintendent, washington
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Social Work Hearing: Gary Bailey
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 368 seconds
Gary Bailey, Associate Professor at the Simmons College Graduate School of Social Work, testifies at an Education and Labor Committee Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee hearing concerning the state of social work in America on July 29, 2008.
Related: child, children, college, family, kids, simmons, social, work
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Home Visitation Hearing: Julie Fenley
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 354 seconds
Julie Fenley, participant in the Parents as Teachers Home Visitation Program at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia, testifies at an Education and Labor Committee hearing concerning H.R. 2343, the Education Begins at Home Act, on June 11, 2008.
Related: child, children, home, parent, parenting
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HBCU Hearing: The Honorable Hazel R. O'Leary
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 482 seconds
The Honorable Hazel R. O'Leary, President of Fisk University, testifies at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning Historically Black Colleges and Universities on March 13, 2008.
Related: and, black, colleges, committee, education, hbcu, historically, house, institutions, minority, serving, universities
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Student Loan Hearing: Chairman George Miller
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 377 seconds
Rep. George Miller, Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, makes an opening statement at a hearing on ensuring the availability of federal student loans on March 14, 2008.
Related: availability, college, credit, education, george, loan, market, miller, student, university
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College Cost Reduction and Access Act Enrollment Ceremony
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 792 seconds
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman George Miller, and Senator Edward Kennedy, along with students and other members of the House of Representatives, participate in an enrollment ceremony for the College Cost Reduction and Access Act on September 18, 2007.
Related: college, congressman, edward, george, house, kennedy, loan, miller, nancy, pelosi, representatives, senator, speaker, student, ted
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Home Visitation Hearing: Heather B. Weiss
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 442 seconds
Heather B. Weiss, Ed.D., Founder and Director of the Harvard Family Research Project and Senior Research Associate and Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, testifies at an Education and Labor Committee hearing concerning H.R. 2343, the Education Begins at Home Act, on June 11, 2008.
Related: child, children, home, parent, parenting
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Combustible Dust Hearing: Amy Spencer
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 331 seconds
Amy Spencer, Senior Chemical Engineer for the National Fire Protection Association, testifies at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning legislation to help prevent worksite explosions like the one at the Imperial Sugar refinery in Port Wentworth, Georgia, in early February that killed 12 workers and critically injured 11 others.
Related: combustible, dust, education, george, georgia, house, imperial, labor, miller, port, representatives, sugar, wentworth
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Combustible Dust Hearing: Tammy Miser
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 373 seconds
Tammy Miser, sister of a victim of a 2003 combustible dust explosion in Huntington, IN, testifies at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning legislation to help prevent worksite explosions like the one at the Imperial Sugar refinery in Port Wentworth, Georgia, in early February that killed 12 workers and critically injured 11 others.
Related: combustible, dust, education, george, georgia, house, imperial, labor, miller, port, representatives, sugar, wentworth
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Improving Public Schools: Mayor Michael Bloomberg Part 1
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 589 seconds
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg testifies at an Education and Labor Committee hearing concerning mayor and superintendent partnerships in education on July 17, 2008.
Related: bloomberg, city, education, mayor, michael, new, public, school, superintendent, york
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Worker Protection Hearing: Emmanuel Torres
Posted by: EdLaborDemocrats
Video duration: 291 seconds
Emmanuel Torres, son of Eleazar Torres-Gomez, a worker killed at a Cintas facility in Oklahoma, testified at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections hearing concerning Improving Workplace Safety: Strengthening OSHA Enforcement of Multi-Site Employers on April 23, 2008.
Related: cintas, eleazar, gomez, osha, safety, torres, worker
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