Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote for the rule. I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the previous question on the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on ordering the previous question. The question was…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from North Carolina? There was no…

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 392 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 392 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this…

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Republican Conference, I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 395 Resolved, That the following named Member be…

Mr. Speaker, over the district work period, I had the chance to attend a celebration sponsored by the Statesville Chamber of Commerce to honor the founders of a remarkable organization called Purple Heart Homes, based in Statesville, North…

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from Colorado for his support of the bill and support of the concept of charter schools. I want to congratulate him on his involvement and say that I think this is a great example of bipartisan…

Mr. Speaker, the seasons may be changing but our Nation's jobs crisis is not. With unemployment still at 9.1 percent and no measurable job growth in August, I'm glad to hear that this administration is ready to find common ground with…

House Resolution 392 provides for a structured rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act, and H.R. 1892, the Fiscal Year 2012 Intelligence Authorization Act. My colleagues on…

Mr. Speaker, today I want to congratulate the Wilkes County 11/12-year-old-girls All-Star softball team for their amazing and record-breaking season this year. They won 15 games in a row and became the first team from North Carolina to…

We can't teach teachers today the way we taught them 50 years ago because generationally and population-wise it's different.

This is a bill that Senator Enzi and I have introduced and the Chair has graciously co-sponsored.

I might say for the record, North Carolina does require four inspections a year.

I think we would all agree this is affordable, and I would hope that we would all consider it not as an add-on but as a floor requirement.

But I don't think we can look at it and say, 'well, we can't meet this requirement because then we either reduce slots or we don't have a pool that's big enough of professionals.'

I think you're onto something. I would caution all of us that hotlines in some cases can be used as a reason not to act.

One of the more commonsense changes that I propose is a background check.

I can remember being in the State legislature and getting postcard after postcard from these individuals saying thank you for this stipend to help me be better trained.

In North Carolina, we've made really great strides. In 1993, under the leadership of former Governor Jim Hunt, we established Smart Start.