Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 1331. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Mr. Speaker, I encourage all of my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Mrs. Craig) that the…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 19) authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby. The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Con. Res. 19 authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 2019 Greater Washington Soap Box Derby. This year's derby marks the 78th running…

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Mrs. Craig) that the House suspend the…

Madam Speaker, as mother of four, the wife of an educator, and the daughter of a teacher, I know that we should never underestimate the power of a high-quality education. In the nearly 40 years since the Individuals with Disabilities…

Mr. Chairman, I rise today to offer an amendment to H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. Every student deserves to learn in an environment that is safe and free from harassment and violence. Yet, we all know that…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 37, line 21, insert ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Section 304''. Page 39, after line…

Madam Chair, I rise today in support of this amendment. This amendment to the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act includes language of a bill that I am proud to be an original cosponsor of called the Abby Honold Act. Abby is a…

Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 32, after line 24, insert the following (and conform the table of contents accordingly)…

Madam Chair, as we consider the Violence Against Women Act, or VAWA, reauthorization, I offer an amendment to allow for a demonstration program that will issue grants to promote trauma-informed training for law enforcement and other…

Madam Speaker, while traveling recently through my home State of Minnesota, I met a wonderful couple in their early 60s. They were both teachers who had dedicated their professional lives to enriching our community by educating our…

Mr. President, today I rise to discuss the importance of upholding the Senate's constitutional obligation to provide advice and consent on nominations. Many people refer to the Senate as the world's greatest deliberative body because the…

Madam Speaker, we have an urgent problem that we must immediately find common ground on to solve. If healthcare isn't affordable, it is not accessible. That is why I led the introduction of the State Health Care Premium Reduction Act, a…

98 percent of the failing programs were offered by for-profit colleges.

Students that enrolled in for-profit colleges that closed experienced falsified job placements statistics, low quality programs, and predatory lending practices.

And do you not agree that Congress should ban all Federal funding to for-profit colleges or institutions where the governance and structure allows for a profit motive to affect institutional decisionmaking?

Do you not agree that for-profit colleges disproportionately prey on low income students and students of color?