So we are not going to limit competition, and we are not going to narrow what people can get.

It seems like our priorities are not quite on what the American people would be interested in.

Mr. Speaker, ``anything for football.'' It is a phrase I have heard a lot recently, that we should ignore what happens off the field for the sake of the sport. This creed used to mean something positive. Vince Lombardi, the namesake of the…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman of the Armed Services Committee and my ranking member for their leadership on this issue and for the exhaustive discussions and briefings we have had. I also commend all of my colleagues for their…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Washington for his leadership and the chairman for his on this very difficult issue. I want to make one point clear to my colleagues. We are essentially declaring war through an amendment to a budget…

My hope is that today's hearing will inform lawmakers about how to better translate groundbreaking research to innovative education policy.

I want to commend the administration for its success in dealing with Assad's chemical weapons.

We need to write a new authorization to use military force and replace the ones we have now.

If you think that more should be done to address dyslexia, please cosponsor our Dyslexia Caucus bipartisan resolution, H.R. 456.

Our education system needs to do a better job training teachers to recognize and effectively educate students with dyslexia.

Learning disabilities like dyslexia and attention-related disorders affect as many as one in five children in the United States.

Let me be clear: Mr. Rubin is right.

I want to thank you for being such a tremendous advocate and a partner in our efforts to ensure that every single survivor can live out their lives in dignity.

The survivor population, a group that endured some of the greatest horrors in history, is now one of our most vulnerable.

We must get an accurate understanding of the needs of the community, not the needs based on limitations imposed by existing agreements.

I nevertheless want to continue to urge you to press the Iranians, as I know you do at every meeting, for any information on Mr. Levinson and urge them to show some humanity and some good faith by permitting Mr. Levinson to be reunited…

Congratulations to you and the administration for asking for a vote and winning the vote in the House yesterday to aid and train Syrian rebels.

Mr. Speaker, let me first of all echo what Mr. Pascrell just said. I want to commend Mr. Gerlach, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Levin for this. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the coauthor of this legislation.