Mark Takano

H.R. 331 would permit the centralized reporting of veteran enrollment by accredited educational institutions within the same district.

I frequently hear from my constituents and researchers at the university about the key role that the Department of Energy plays in fostering innovation.

Thank you, Secretary Moniz, for your testimony before the Committee this morning.

I thank the gentleman from Washington for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to express my strong support for the amendments submitted by the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings), known previously as H.R. 1842, the Military Family Home…

We owe it to them not to allow their families to be thrown out of their houses when they are putting their lives on the line in the name of freedom. I urge my colleagues to support our military families. Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield…

I thank the gentleman from Maine for yielding. I rise today to support the increased job opportunities embodied in H.R. 1412 and the changes it makes to the on-the-job training and apprenticeship programs at the Department of Veterans…

I, too, along with my colleague from California, Congresswoman Bass, express my sorrow for the victims of the terrible tragedy in Oklahoma, and I stand ready to work with my friends across the aisle to do all we can to alleviate the…

I agree. That's a very good question. Chained CPI, as you know, was--many Americans may not know what chained CPI means. CPI is the consumer price index, and that's the way in which the increase in Social Security benefits are calculated…

I agree. We need a holistic approach. I was very impressed that the AFL-CIO and the Chamber of Commerce were able to come together and sign off on what Senators, the Group of Eight in the Senate, had devised. My goodness, if the Chamber of…

Well, a 2 percent growth rate could translate into a reduction of our current 11 percent unemployment rate in my district, which is located in Riverside County. We often, in the Inland Empire, as we call the region of California where I…

I realize that H.R. 45 and its rule have not been brought up for consideration, but I wish to object to the consideration of H.R. 45 as well as consideration of the rule governing debate on the bill because it violates rule XII, clause 7…

Thank you for this time to share our vision for moving forward with the American people. I wake up each day excited to come to work, to work on their behalf. Despite our divisions, despite the rancor we see sometimes on the various cable…

I associate myself with the gentleman's comments. I am very heartened by this announcement. I will, of course, temper my enthusiasm until I actually see the elements of this compromise. But what many folks here are saying on the…

Yes, it's a double benefit that many people may not have been aware of, a double positive effect on our economy. For many people it's counterintuitive to think that by reforming immigration and by giving legal status to undocumented…

I rise for a point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state the point of order.

I thank the gentleman from Colorado for yielding time. Even though the economy is improving and job creation levels are the highest they've been in 4 years, the top priority for all Members of Congress must be putting people back to work…

Recently, a crew from the California Air National Guard that was operating a remotely piloted aircraft out of March Air Reserve Base was able to locate a survival raft less than 2 minutes after being given a rough approximation of its…

I want to thank the gentlelady from California for yielding me some time. I'm going to switch subjects a little as I want to rise today to express my support for the immigration proposal released last week by the bipartisan group of…

I thank the gentlelady from New York for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the previous question. When I came to the Congress 4 months ago, I didn't really anticipate that we would be arguing over legislation that was passed…

Well, I believe chained CPI is bad for veterans and it's bad for our seniors, but let me focus on the seniors for a moment. The chained CPI, explained in a very simple way, is a way that the government would ostensibly index Social…

Thank you. I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin. I will be speaking today on equal pay. Today I signed the discharge petition to bring the Paycheck Fairness Act to the floor to ensure that women across the country receive equal pay for…

I thank the gentlelady from my own home State of California for yielding time. Madam Chair, this bill is something that Democrats could support if proper environmental review were not made a problem. I really believe this Congress needs to…

My legislation will give these veterans five additional years to receive this help.

I want to thank Mr. Flores for introducing HR 631, and which I have cosponsored.

It is an important program to veteran students in my district and to thousands of others in schools across the country.