Madam Chairman, I yield myself the remainder of my time. No one in this body believes more in accountability than I do. However, increasing Federal control over our lives and over institutions of higher education is not the way to go. As…

Madam Chairman, I will say once again that I believe this is unnecessary, and I urge my colleagues to oppose the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman…

I rise in support of my amendment to H.R. 2117, the Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act. In the months since the Education and the Workforce Committee approved H.R. 2117, States and institutions have expressed concerns…

Under the Higher Education Act, accrediting agencies are already required to have a system for individuals to give complaints about a college or a university. Under current practice, many States have well-established complaint processes…

Thank you, Madam Chairman. This amendment is simply unnecessary, and I oppose it. Since the day the President took office, members of his administration have been issuing one heavy-handed regulation after another, primarily in the name of…

Madam Chairman, again, I want to state my opposition to this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis). The question was taken…

Madam Chair, the creation of a Federal definition of credit hour is a prime example of Federal overreach into an area that should be left to colleges and universities. This has worked from the beginning of our country. Our accrediting…

Madam Chair, the gentleman is correct; deans and assistant deans and others at colleges and universities have that authority right now. They've had it since the beginning of the creation of institutions of higher education, and we don't…

Madam Chair, I appreciate the very positive comments that my colleague from Colorado has made about the underlying bill. I hope very much that he will support it. I appreciate, actually, serving with him on the Rules Committee and the…

Mr. Speaker, we don't need this motion to recommit. My colleagues should all vote against it. We have a situation where our colleagues across the aisle want to take the Secretary of Education and make him a Czar of Education. We, on our…

Madam Chair, I yield such time as he may consume to the distinguished gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kline), chairman of the House Education & the Workforce Committee.

Madam Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Roe).

Madam Chairman, I rise in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from North Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes.

Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from North Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes.

My question was simple, Mr. Secretary. At what point will we determine whether what we have implemented is working?

The bottom line is that particularly in this time of record deficits, we need to ensure that when we spend the limited money as we have we do it wisely and that we make certain that the veterans are the ones that receive the benefits and…

I think I can speak for the Chairman in saying that the Committee is committed to do a much better job at understanding the problem and, more importantly, the trend.

We cannot let that happen to folks who have been exposed to burn pits.