That's not a reading gap. That is an achievement gap.

the urgent need to find a bipartisan way to get this done.

If you've got a condition affecting 20 percent... Is it excusable that we're not screening?

How difficult would it be to screen children at first grade for the presence of dyslexia?

Today there are schools available to help kids fight and defeat dyslexia. Schools, such as the one Senator Cassidy and his wife have created, provide a model for what could be a solution.

It is unfair to the child, and it is a disaster for this country in a global world to lose those resources.

It is the definition of penny-wise and pound-foolish.

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If we don't address this problem, I think we'll see a tremendous surge in violence, a tremendous surge in incarceration.

Mr. Speaker, I am proud to cosponsor the Families of Flint bill, introduced by Mr. Kildee, who has been working tirelessly to help his community cope with the crisis there. It is our moral obligation to make sure that those families get…

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Mr. Speaker, planning for retirement can be a difficult and often bewildering task. Consumers have to choose from a complex web of plans, including traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, Qualified Plans, 403(b) accounts, or 529 plans…

Mr. Speaker, the discovery of major offshore natural gas deposits 90 miles west of Haifa presents Israel with new opportunities--and new threats. Developing this resource will reduce Israel's dependence on fuel imports and improve ties…

Making a change to the IMD Exclusion is the right thing to do and will result in more timely access to life-saving inpatient treatment.

Terrorism is terrorism no matter the perpetrator or the victim.

Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Goodlatte for moving this bill through his committee. I especially thank Congressman Yoder of Kansas for bringing this bill forward and for being bold enough to say let's modernize a law that is so outdated…

I would just like to add that there is no high ground in the Bayou.