It is hard to believe that it has been over 40 years since we have updated our privacy laws.

How do I defend an EPA that that is the condemnation coming out of my district from the professor, Dr. Edwards?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Readiness as a term of art has traditionally represented training, operation, and maintenance.

Mr. President, the demands of today's competitive global market require that students have the right skills and knowledge to succeed in postsecondary education and enter the workforce. Providing students with an engaging experience that is…

I thank the chairman for his leadership on this very important issue. Mr. Speaker, without enforcement of the law, there cannot be accountability under law, and political accountability is essential to a functioning democracy. We in the…

I think those are important points.

sequestration, in your words, is the 'greatest threat to our future readiness. It has a ripple effect for us through the years.'

That is why I think it is incredibly important to have something like the National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund.

The Optimized Fleet Response Plan, I think, is critical to make sure that that is followed.

I do want to conclude with one final question, and that is concerning our amphibious force structure requirements.

There is nothing worse for a Navy family, then, to say, 'Hey, listen we are planning on a 7-month deployment' and, guess what, it turns to 8 months or 9 months or 10 months.

It is hard to imagine a more misleading slogan.

Governor Snyder's administration had primary responsibility for enforcement under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not the EPA.

There will now be an entire generation, an entire generation of children who suffer from brain damage, learning disabilities, and many other horrible effects of lead poisoning that were inflicted on them by Governor Snyder's administration.

We have to be the last line of defense.

The buck stops at your office, Governor.

So in November 2012, the citizens of your State rejected the emergency manager law you had advocated in a referendum. Is that correct?