Mr. Chairman, I am now very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Paulsen), my colleague from the State of Minnesota, which is where charter schools originated.

Mr. Chairman, I am now pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee, Dr. Roe, the chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Mr. Chairman, I would now like to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Sanford).

Mr. Chair, I move that the Committee do now rise. The motion was agreed to. Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Massie) having assumed the chair, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Chair of the Committee of the Whole House…

Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hall).

I thank Senator Klobuchar for her moving tribute to Jim Oberstar. We both had the honor of speaking today at his funeral. We were both honored by his wife Jean and by his family. Jim served the Eighth District for 36 years as their…

Mr. President, I come to the Senate floor today to honor the life of a truly remarkable man--a devoted husband, a loving father and grandfather, a dedicated friend, and a true public servant. Jim Oberstar was a man of purpose and grit who…

Last month, Senators Klobuchar and Blunt, joined by two dozen bipartisan cosponsors, introduced S. 2250 to reauthorize Brand USA for five years.

Congress should continue its commitment to growing and enhancing travel to the United States by foreign travelers.

We strongly support your legislation.

We are so enthusiastically supportive of your bill to reauthorize Brand USA.

In fact, tourism is America's seventh largest private sector industry, and it is America's number one service export.

By attracting more visitors, Brand USA enhances U.S. economic growth, creates jobs, and advances public diplomacy--all at no cost to taxpayers.

I urge you to co-sponsor H.R. 4450/S. 2250--the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014.

The cost is underwritten jointly by private sector contributions.

Brand USA authorization goes through September of next year, and it is very important that it be reauthorized.

Thank you for introducing the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014.

Mr. President, I want to thank Senators Harkin, Warren, and Durbin for their leadership on the important issue of student debt. In the United States we all appreciate the value of education. We know it leads to higher paying jobs, and we…