Heidi Alexander: “I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during…”

I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized to speak for as long as I may require. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I’m grateful to emergency services who are on the scene, attending to those affected.

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 thought the Senator from Arizona made a very commonsense proposal. We are in a position here in the Congress that we often find ourselves in: We have different opinions-- dramatically different opinions in some cases. What she said was…