It's like being asked to jump out of an airplane with no parachute but being told, 'Trust us, we'll build the parachute before you hit the ground.'

All of those groups and many others have gone very clearly on record that climate change presents significant health issues.

Our cards are up on the table. It's Obamacare. You want to improve it? Make suggestions. We've always been open to that.

the question is do you understand that when the parent makes that choice and the child moves to the charter school and the funding moves with the child, that leaves a funding gap at the previous school that it can't instantaneously or…

I don't recall ever being told that I could never have a second round in a hearing as a matter of principle before.

If school districts around the country try to teach students junk science, will the Department of Education be with the students or with the political entities?

there are times when charter schools are just charter schools

If it is your intention to create a downward spiral, that is not solved by different State policies.

Can you assure us that your desire for charter schools is sincere, and that as the Secretary of Education you will steer away from efforts to deny traditional public schools the funding that they need to manage the charter school…

Mr. Chairman, for 8 years, House Republicans have wrongly claimed that the Affordable Care Act will be catastrophic for hardworking Americans. Here are the facts: since its passage, the ACA has helped cover 20 million previously uninsured…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of National Mentoring Month and in honor of the youth mentors across Rhode Island and the Nation. Every day, mentors enrich the lives of young people. They are powerful role models who provide essential…

Mr. Speaker, we are less than 2 weeks into the start of the new Congress and Republicans are already trying to make good on their central campaign promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Regrettably, it is a promise that will cause more…

I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Langevin moves to recommit the bill H.R. 238 to the Committee on Agriculture with instructions to report the same back to…

Mr. Speaker, this is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to a vote on final passage as amended. Mr. Speaker, the amendment I am offering…

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of the bill, if…

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss S. 84, a bill that would provide a one-time exception from the longstanding law that requires a member of the military to be retired from the armed services for at least 7 years before being appointed…

Mr. President, I believe I have the floor. Mr. McCAIN. I yield to my friend from Rhode Island.

Mr. President, I believe the chairman does concur with me regarding the fact that this is a rare and generational exception; I think that is fair to say. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, is it accurate to say that 2:45 p.m. is a time that is…