This session I hope we can come together again, get a vehicle to authorize the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act...

And again this Congress, my good friend Alcee Hastings of Florida, has introduced bipartisan legislation to outlaw the practice in US schools.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of adoption of the…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 233, noes 186, not voting 13, as follows: [Roll No. 82] AYES--233…

Today I rise in support of our international institutions that allow us to get along with one another; the WTO, the United Nations, the IMF, the World Bank, NAFTA, CAFTA, all of our great international institutions that allow us to…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Mr. Speaker, one of the greatest honors that I have had as a Member of Congress has been the opportunity to serve on the Education and the Workforce Committee and on the…

Over the last few years, one complaint I have heard over and over is how inconsistent education policy has been. States have been using waivers at the discretion of the Department of Education. Finally, educators, school board members…

I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott), the ranking member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. ____________________

It reads, in part: ``The current BLM planning methodology lacks adequate opportunities for public involvement, particularly early in the process.'' This rule that the CRA would invalidate addresses some of the shortcomings in the current…

Finally, in my home State of Colorado, a great example of stakeholders who know the new process is working is Park County, which I have the honor of representing part of. As part of revising the Eastern Colorado Resource Management Plan…

The opposing organizations include Alliance for Excellent Education; Association of University Centers on Disabilities; Children's Defense Fund; Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities; Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates…

I'm very optimistic that today's hearing is the beginning of a thoughtful bipartisan conversation.

This bill expands the Fort Frederica National Monument to include a 20-acre property, known as the North Marsh, currently owned by the St. Simons Land Trust. The National Park Service evaluated the property in a 2014 study and determined…

The passage of the Email Privacy Act is long overdue. The fact that the law that governs the government access to emails dates from 1986, before email was really a mass phenomena, is a glaring loophole in our privacy protection laws. 1986…

I thank the Speaker for the recognition and Mr. Lamborn for bringing forward this bill. H.R. 618 is legislation I am proud to cosponsor because it is a commonsense land exchange in my home State of Colorado. It authorizes the Forest…

I thank my colleagues for advancing this bill. I look forward to working with them to advance similar legislation that expands, protects, and enhances our public lands. It is particularly a privilege for me to work on a bill that uses…

I am grateful that this body is moving forward on the Bolts Ditch land boundary adjustment bill. I am hopeful that, after passage, the Senate will bring this bill up and pass it on until it becomes law to remove any encumbrances that…

This bill provides the Veterans Administration with 200 acres of Federal land, which are currently managed by the Bureau of Land Management, in order to expand the Black Hills National Cemetery. National cemeteries are reserved for the…

Living in and around public land, as Mr. Tipton, Mr. Lamborn, and I do, we often have these kinds of bills to address the interactions between our communities and our Federal lands in Colorado. H.R. 698 is another bill that addresses…

I, as well, am prepared to close and I just want to highlight my agreement with the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn). When people work together, these are the kind of commonsense results we get. Unfortunately, on these bills, I don't…

I urge my colleagues to support this bill that supports our veterans. I yield back the balance of my time.

I want to thank Chairwoman Foxx for convening this important hearing.

I urge my colleagues to pass this bill. Furthermore, I call upon the United States Senate to bring up these series of bills that are very important to those of us like Mr. Tipton, Mr. Lamborn, and me, who represent areas with substantial…

I hear almost daily from constituents about the cost of higher education and affordability.