Heidi Alexander: “if you would let me know when 1 minute remains, I would appreciate it. ____________________”

With free bus travel for five to 15-year-olds and discounts on kids' meals at restaurants, cinema tickets and theme parks, we're helping people make the most of the time they have together for the school holidays.

This is a signal of the importance the government places on the need for expansion and will be an important additional factor in the planning balance.

Today, our committee--the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee--had its last hearing of the year, and it was my last hearing as chairman of the committee. While we are on the theme of education, one of the interesting--and I am…

I thank the Senator from Ohio for his courtesy, as well as his leadership. I will not be long. (The remarks of Mr. Alexander pertaining to the introduction of S. 4284 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and…