Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. My colleague has raised the provision in the manager's amendment related to school-based health centers referring children in schools for abortions. Regardless of their position on…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Duncan).

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, over the last five decades, the Federal Government's role in elementary and secondary education has increased dramatically. The Department of Education currently runs more than…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I was going to remark on the fact that our colleague from Colorado has given us some levity, but it has been so long since the levity occurred, I am not sure anybody would remember…

Mr. Speaker, I would like to reiterate my earlier statement that all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. I do not yield for any other purpose and will not yield for any other purpose.

I do not yield. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from North Carolina does not yield. Therefore, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained.

I do not. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from North Carolina does not yield. Therefore, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained.

Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 125 provides for a structured rule providing for the consideration of a number of amendments to H.R. 5, the Student Success Act. My colleagues on the House Education and the Workforce Committee and I have been…

Mr. Speaker, I like my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, but saying that we are politicizing some issues is a little bit just stretching the issue, it seems to me. The question before the House is: Should the House now consider H…

Mr. Speaker, I claim the time in opposition to the point of order and in favor of consideration of the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from North Carolina is recognized for 10 minutes.

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 125 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 125 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this…

Mr. President, I rise today to announce that along with my colleague in the House of Representatives, Representative Marsha Blackburn, have introduced legislation that prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from pre-empting States…

Mr. President, I rise today to announce that along with my colleague in the House of Representatives, Representative Marsha Blackburn, have introduced legislation that prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from pre-empting States…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 9 o'clock and 57 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, February 26, 2015, at 10 a.m. for…

Mr. Speaker, I believe in an opportunity society where hard work, education, innovation, and risk are rewarded and we empower individuals, not government. Unfortunately, Washington's broken reflex these days is: when in doubt, regulate…

Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman of the committee. Mr. Chairman, the current K-12 education system is failing our students, and State and local attempts to make it better have been hampered by an enormous Federal footprint. Parents and…

By reversing the top-down policies of recent decades, the Student Success Act offers conservative solutions to repair a broken education system. It would finally get Washington out of the way and allow parents, teachers, and State and…

This executive order does precisely that and it is unlawful.