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I claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I thank the gentlewoman for this amendment. Early childhood care and education, as we all can appreciate, is critical to both children and working parents. This amendment would allow schools and Head Start centers, if they so choose, Mr…

I claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Hultgren). Without objection, the gentleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I claim time in opposition, although I am supportive of the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I thank the gentlewoman for this amendment, although I must oppose it. It is my understanding that this amendment is unnecessary in the sense that, during the last Congress, the House adopted a nearly identical amendment offered by the…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chair, I think this is a good amendment. It clarifies the law on this topic, and I am glad to support it. I thank the gentleman for offering it, and I urge my colleagues to support it.

I claim time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I thank my colleagues for this amendment, although I must oppose it. This amendment adds back specific Federal requirements for paraprofessionals. These provisions place too much emphasis on a teacher's credentials, degrees, and licensing…

I thank the gentleman for his leadership. On behalf of Chairman Kline and myself and other certain members of the committee, I would like to put on the Record that we think this amendment improves the underlying bill. I thank the gentlemen…

Reclaiming my time, I thank the gentleman, again, for his concern, but I fail to see how this Capitol can do any better a job in solving the problem than the gentleman's State capitol or at the local level. The government that governs best…

I wholeheartedly support the Department's reaching the 2017 goal for auditable financial statements, a tool that will help manage the finite resources that we have.

There is a finite cap, and we have to prioritize.

We are not investing enough in this Nation's defense, there is no question about that.

We have failed to deal with that responsibility to find savings on the entitlement side, specifically Social Security and Medicare.

If we are going to ask people to sacrifice their lives, be injured and give the time of their life to this country, we ought to be very precise.

I did not vote for the Budget Control Act, and it is very difficult to find anyone in this institution now who admits that they did, but we are living with the consequences of it.

We have to make an investment and we have to raise revenue, that is a failure.

I want to thank you so much for taking the time to be here.