Julia Brownley

Yes. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. Does the gentlewoman yield?

I thank the chairman for your extraordinary work on this bill--and a bipartisan bill as well--and I thank you for accepting the amendment. Rail-highway crossing safety problems are not unique to my district. Sadly, my colleagues have also…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 40 Offered by Mr. Loebsack The Acting CHAIR…

As chairwoman of the California Assembly Education Committee, I sponsored legislation in 2012 that established a State seal in California, the first of its kind in our country, and since that time I have seen firsthand how successful this…

My amendment, the Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act, would amend H.R. 5 to encourage and incentivize bilingual education for our students across the country. Specifically, my amendment would establish a grant program at the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title VIII of the bill, add the following new section: SEC. 802. STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY…

I am so honored to serve a second term as ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health. I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to help Ventura County's veterans and veterans across…

Instead of wasting time on bills that would strip health care away from millions of Americans, we should be focusing on legislation like my bill, the American Manufacturing Jobs for Students Act, which will help connect young people to…

the CBO just gave three recommendations in terms of the type of data that would be helpful to the committee.

VA's testimony provided for this hearing is unacceptable and I have begun examining measures that would require VA to be much more open with the American people moving forward.

I look forward to working with you this Congress to better the lives of veterans and their families.

As ranking member of the Health Subcommittee, I certainly take seriously our responsibility to conduct oversight of veterans' health administration programs to ensure that they are working as intended, and that is to improve the lives of…

As ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, I believe that we must find more and better ways to provide our veterans with the healthcare they need.

I am hopeful that my bill can move forward and appreciate the support that many of the VSOs have shown for my bill.

It is not just one thing. I mean, are we working with the stakeholders?

I guess my question goes back to the 22 veterans per day that is committing suicide.

The Expanding Care for Veterans Act would expand research and education on and delivery of complementary and alternative medicine to veterans.

I mean, I would hope that, at the end of the day, their priorities would be our collective priorities.

Thank you for the segue in terms of talking about my bill. I appreciate that very much.

We have some veterans who are traveling 6 hours to actually utilize this therapy because it has been the only thing that has really worked for them.

My bill would require the VA to do a better job of evaluating what works.

My hope is that today's hearing will inform lawmakers about how to better translate groundbreaking research to innovative education policy.

Learning disabilities like dyslexia and attention-related disorders affect as many as one in five children in the United States.

If you think that more should be done to address dyslexia, please cosponsor our Dyslexia Caucus bipartisan resolution, H.R. 456.

Our education system needs to do a better job training teachers to recognize and effectively educate students with dyslexia.