So, are we just sort of plucking out of the United States just the people that fall through the cracks?

I hope you will put into your equation your answer to a lot of issues today. We have an implementation problem.

Mr. President, I rise to recognize the Defense Legislative Fellow Program and honor the fellows whom I have come to know well during their service in my office since 2009. These individuals have been among our Nation's best and brightest…

We should continue to share best practices like these while also encouraging increased transparency in the reporting of annual college costs.

I think we have had the best higher education in the world in this country.

Over the past decade, the cost of attending college has increased dramatically.

Mr. Speaker, the so-called supercommittee announced last week that it was unable to come up with a plan to reduce the deficit by $1.2 trillion over the course of 10 years. That is a sad commentary on Washington, DC's addiction to…

I think that one of the big problems we have had in higher education... is having institutions of higher education decide what it is they want to do.

In my home State of North Carolina, the sticker price for 4-year public colleges has jumped 25 percent in the past 2 years alone.

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 470 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 470 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this…

We do not, and I am prepared to close, if the gentleman from Colorado is prepared.

Madam Speaker, today's debate over the balanced budget amendment is highly instructive. It throws the differences between those who believe in limited government and those who believe in an ever-expanding federal government into sharp…

Mr. Speaker, when the liberal Democrat extremists took control of the Congress in 2007, the unemployment rate was 4.6 percent, and when Republicans took back control of the House in January of 2011, the unemployment rate had jumped to 9…

Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind my colleague from New York, as well as remind all of my colleagues across the aisle, that Republicans have passed over 20 bills this session that would create jobs and have passed bills that would bring…

Mr. Speaker, I now would like to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee, Dr. Roe, a southern gentleman who understands the rules.

Mr. Speaker, regular order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.

Mr. Speaker, I want to point out that I neglected to say earlier in response to my colleague who said we hadn't passed any House bills, that those were bipartisan bills that passed. Every one of the jobs bills that we passed has received…

Mr. Speaker, our colleagues across the aisle are constantly reminding the American people of what a great economy we had when President Clinton was President. Why did we have such a great economy? Because 6 of the 8 years that he was…