Mr. Speaker, just minutes ago I introduced a privileged resolution that would require the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to make public information gathered for its probe into the relationship between earmarks and…

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 2 of rule IX, I hereby give notice of my intent to offer a question of the privileges of the House. The form of the resolution is as follows: Whereas, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct initiated…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Skip Nelson, who passed away earlier this week, leaving us all far too early. Arizona was blessed that Skip called the State home for most of his life. He was known by many and respected…

I thank the gentleman for supporting the amendment. I think it is important that we do this on this legislation and all programs like this that are authorized by the Congress. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This amendment is noncontroversial in nature. Section 7 of the bill would create a new discretionary grant program to assist State education agencies in meeting the regulations…

Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Amendment printed in part B of House Report 111-425 offered by Mr. Flake: Add at the…

Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk that has been made in order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Part B Amendment No. 2 offered by Mr. Flake: At the end of…

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 1083, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be…

I thank the gentleman. I guess the gentleman is arguing that it is simply redundant. I would suggest that, if the Governor of the State of Hawaii and the Attorney General of the State of Hawaii both have concerns about it and if the U.S…

This amendment, I would hope, would not be controversial. It has nothing to do with earmarks either, I'll let everybody know. But it would simply ensure that the equal protection clause, the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, applies to…

Just to conclude, I appreciate the majority's willingness to accept the amendment. Again, I appreciate the fact that there are no earmarks in this authorization. What we're seeking to do here is that when money is appropriated for these…