I believe Ms. Cobert has the right qualifications. I think the country and the office will be better off with her confirmation.

I find her to be a very competent person who is a breath of fresh air who actually has the background to run this agency.

I do not think is logical.

Congress legislates, and I yield back my time.

I thank Chairman Goodlatte for bringing this legislation to the floor, and I thank Mr. Conyers for supporting this as well. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act. I was not fortunate…

I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my bill to reauthorize commercial traffic along Route 209 through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. For nearly 5 months now, uncertainty has reigned over this 21-mile…

Mr. Speaker, I only have a few minutes this afternoon. No matter how busy things get, there has to be time to come here to stand up for basic human rights. I thank Congressman Fortenberry and, also, Congresswoman Eshoo for organizing…

So that would imply that there are many criminals going free because of these delays.

I do not think anyone intended for science and social studies or art and music to get less attention when No Child Left Behind was adopted, but the reality is in many places, they did.

the administration is proposing a scheme that will leave the department in charge of picking winners and losers.

Congress promised to reduce the federal role and restore local control, and we intend to keep our promise.

Congress promised to reduce the Federal role and restore local control, and we intend to keep our promise.

Replacing No Child Left Behind was a significant achievement that was desperately needed and long overdue.

The Every Student Succeeds Act is a positive step forward in K-12 education.

I strongly encourage the department to follow the letter of the law as we put this program into place.

We appreciate the work the Department has done in issuing initial guidance as States begin the process of transitioning to the new law.

I would add to that, that by some of the memos here I have in front of me, there is an indication that perhaps just valuable evidence in a criminal investigation might be delayed as long as 10 months.

It is not up to an executive agency to determine law or intent. It is up to this Congress to do so.