Steven Holt

Is there any American who doesn't think that this is a search, when it comes to gathering, by any common understanding?

I missed the following votes on May 21, 2014: on rollcall vote 223, a motion to Adjourn, I would have voted ``no;'' on rollcall vote 224, a motion to Adjourn, I would have voted ``no;'' on rollcall vote 225, on agreeing to the Blumenauer…

Education policy suffers because policy maker were all once students themselves. As a result, they think they know what works and how students learn. The best antidote for self-serving, self-centered policy makers is evidence. Evidence has…

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Washington State (Mr. McDermott), who observed the OTA in action in his time here in Congress. Mr. McDERMOTT. Madam Chairman, I was one of the 16 people who was on that committee. It…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Jersey will be postponed. Announcement by the Chair The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 211. There is appropriated, for…

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran), my good friend, a member of the Appropriations Committee, someone who has also observed the OTA in practice.

In closing, for almost a quarter of a century, the OTA was one of the most respected, productive, cost- efficient agencies we have seen, producing comprehensive reports for the House and the Senate on issues related to health care policy…

I thank my good friend, Judge Hastings, for his friendship, his consideration, and his assistance during my time here in Congress. And I am pleased to recognize the very fine Member, my good friend, Representative Cole from Oklahoma. I…

Finally, I would say to anyone who is listening--my colleagues and the public alike--if they know a current or former servicemember who may be in need of help, Vets4Warriors, which is the Defense Department's New Jersey-based peer-to-peer…

The Better Off Budget would create 8.8 million jobs over its first 3 years by investing in infrastructure, education, training, and research. It would invest $100 billion in teachers and schools and $81 billion in science. A person or a…

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to my friend from Kentucky (Mr. Yarmuth), a champion for people's health, for wildlife and the environment, an outspoken critic of destructive mining practices, and the sponsor of the Appalachian Communities…