There needs to be in-depth training of the military and police, but there is an awareness of it but not the compliance.

I hope that this country... will renew its moral conviction, and even its political will, to combat Boko Haram.

To have a special envoy, one stop. Also, for counseling of the girls, to say we are concerned about them.

I will be really brief. One, the IDPs are not getting assistance, and the camps are some of the worst camps that I have seen.

I think it is important that we get the rigor, but I also think it is important that we do not spend another decade trying to perfect the models.

I want to thank you and Senator Bennet for your interest in this subject.

Some lives are worth less than others.

I do not have to be diplomatic because I am not a diplomat.

Our foreign policy as a nation has just had an east-west axis that has been undeniable.

We have to look in the mirror and ask ourselves if race is part of the reason.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from the District of Columbia for yielding. I rise in opposition to H.R. 4901. Contrary to its title and contrary to what you just heard, this voucher program for schoolchildren in the District of Columbia…

In their own explanatory material for the Every Student Succeeds Act, Republicans say the new reforms are intended to restore local control by returning responsibility for accountability and school improvement to State and local leaders…

The gentlewoman pointed out that, with the randomized studies, there was no difference in the public schools and the voucher programs. Those studies are the conclusion of vigorous research that there was no difference; is that right?

Mr. Speaker, on that point, if you select students from families who can afford the tuition and who are very supportive of their students, is it a surprise that they may do better in graduation rates than the average?

Would they be expected to do better, with their supportive families, than the average?

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 4901, which would reauthorize the D.C. voucher program, known as the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, through 2021. We don't spend enough money on education, so it is hard to justify diverting…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Ellison), a hardworking advocate for workers.

Mr. Speaker, there are two points that I would like to make. One is that when all you can complain about is the size of the bill, you know you have a very weak argument. Second, they mentioned the United Kingdom. As I understand the United…