If the nation's goal is to help seniors live at home, then their engagement in their communities will be dependent upon a transportation system that probably needs to also be innovative and involved.

United States Marine Corporal Max W. Donahue enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2006 from Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and had served two previous combat tours in Iraq before deploying to Afghanistan. Corporal Donahue was a military policeman…

Madam Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1606 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1606 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution, it…

I yield myself 30 seconds. Madam Speaker, when we are talking about cops and firefighters and teachers we have and we need, and we value cops and firefighters and teachers in the reddest of red States and the bluest of blue States across…

Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Inslee). (Mr. INSLEE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Madam Speaker, 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 taken; and the Speaker pro tempore…

Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of the time. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the rule and the Senate amendment to H.R. 1586. The new school year is just around the corner. Families across our Nation are preparing…

Madam Speaker, it is my honor to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee). (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

Madam Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute. Madam Speaker, I am particularly pleased that this legislation does not include $800 million in cuts to critical education reform programs, including Race to the Top, which has encouraged education…

Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to my colleague, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly).

Madam Speaker, as has been noted, this legislation will reduce the Federal deficit by over a billion dollars. With that, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Connecticut, a member of the Appropriations Committee, Ms. DeLauro. Ms…

Madam Speaker, I move that the appeal be laid on the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to table. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to my colleague on the Rules Committee, the gentlewoman from Maine (Ms. Pingree).

Madam Speaker, most teachers, firefighters, nurses don't earn $1.4 million a year. I wish they did in our society. I wish we valued the teaching profession. There was a study recently that showed that a good kindergarten teacher is worth…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, this rule provides for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1586 and makes in order a motion by the chair of the Appropriations Committee to concur in the Senate amendment…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous materials into the Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Madam Speaker, for the purposes of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier). All time yielded during consideration of the rule is for debate only. General Leave

Madam President, I am thrilled that today the Senate has passed what must be a top Senate priority every day: the health and well being of our children. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act reauthorizes child nutrition programs before they…