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Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the REINS Act. In my time in Congress, one message I consistently hear at home is Washington is not listening to the people. Unelected, nameless bureaucrats continue to impose harmful and burdensome…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate St. Cloud Cathedral High School baseball coach Bob Karn on being named not only the Regional Coach of the Year, but also the Diamond National Coach of the Year, by the American…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize two young constituents, Connor Hanson and Schuyler Elaine Frashier, for being among the top students to place in the National Shooting Sports Foundation's annual essay contest. Connor took the top…
Madam President, I rise to speak about the urgency of passing the Student Non-Discrimination Act, which takes the same protections that children have against discrimination on the basis of race and national origin and gender and…
I think it is really important that this committee, while we simultaneously hold people accountable for the failings that are unacceptable, we also provide alternatives, provide solutions.
I think each of these pieces of legislation provide the VA opportunities to partner and to do things and continue to build on things that are working right.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Boris Granovskiy, a fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 114th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. President, we have been living under No Child Left Behind, or NCLB, for 13 years. During that time, we have learned a lot about how NCLB works and a lot more about what doesn't work. Students, teachers, and parents across the country…
Mr. President, I rise today to talk about the important bill before us today, the Every Child Achieves Act, which reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and fixes No Child Left Behind. I also rise today to talk about the…
Mr. Speaker, I reserve a point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. The gentlewoman from Connecticut is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I just wanted to take literally a few seconds to say I understand the gentleman's purpose here. I think this improves the bill. I support the amendment, and I urge my…
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. 5. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate one of my own. As of today, my son, Joe, is officially a member of the United States Navy. My wife, Jacquie, and I are the proud parents of seven children. Last month, Joe, our fifth child, graduated…
Mr. Speaker, we know this is a procedural attempt, a usual procedural attempt, at the eleventh hour to derail this legislation. It is unfortunate because the American people have waited long enough for Congress to fix the problems plaguing…
I thank the gentleman for offering this amendment. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman is expressing a concern here of parents, not of schoolteachers and principals who want to put together field trips. There is a great deal of anxiety on the part…
The ability of the Department of the Interior to place land into trust for Indian Tribes is essential to sovereignty.
That is why I have co-sponsored legislation to fix the Carcieri decision in every Congress since I came to the Senate.