Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 6, insert ``that has been selected to carry out a demonstration project under this…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Again, I want to thank the authors of this bill, with particular emphasis on Mr. Salmon, Mr. Polis, and Mrs. Brooks. A lot of people worked on this, though. My colleague, the ranking…

I see that the author has arrived. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition, although I don't intend to oppose it. The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Minnesota is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Mr. Chairman, I will be the last speaker on our side, and will close. I think the other side has completed their speakers as well, so I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Chairman, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Salmon), a key member of the committee and one of the principal authors of this important legislation.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and for his dedicated and hard work in combating sex trafficking. Mr. Speaker, each year an estimated 300,000 innocent children fall victim to sex trafficking right here in the United…

I thank my colleague for his comments. Mr. Chairman, I urge support of this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kline). The amendment…

Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee do now rise. The motion was agreed to. Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania) having assumed the chair, Mr. Amodei, Chair of the Committee of the…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 3136. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Holding). Is there objection to the…

Mr. Chairman, this amendment which requires the Secretary of Education to study the advantages and disadvantages of using IRS income data to complete a student's application for Federal aid is an idea that is growing in popularity…

Mr. Chairman, I urge support of this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Chairman, I claim time in opposition to the amendment, although I do not oppose the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Minnesota is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Mr. Chairman, I am a little confused about who has the right to close. The CHAIR. Where there is no qualifying opponent, the gentleman from Colorado has the right to close on his amendment.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Minnesota is recognized for 5 minutes.

I believe this IR has regulatory effect and that this effect may serve to dis-incentivize the very practices we are hoping to promote.

I respectfully request that you withdraw the interpretive rule.

The core mission of the VA needs to remain intact. We need to strengthen it.