Jared Polis

I further yield to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. (Ms. LEE of California asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

I further yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Cardenas) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. (Mr. CARDENAS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I thank the gentleman from New Mexico for submitting that powerful testimony. I yield to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY asked and was given permission to…

I thank the Chair. I yield to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. (Ms. SLAUGHTER asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

I thank the gentleman for yielding. The House of Representatives did pass the DREAM Act during the lame duck session.

It is my privilege to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter), the ranking member of the Rules Committee.

Over the conflict in the area of Iraq, dating from the first gulf war to the second, we have had staunch allies in the Kurdish people. And just as the American people had within them the desire for independence in 1776, so, too, rises the…

There is no doubt that it takes both parties working together to dig the country into this much debt.

I am prepared to close. I would like to inquire if the gentleman has any remaining speakers.

I don't have a Walmart near where I live, so I don't have that same choice. I would add that I thank the gentleman for his remarks. I think the frustration around the process is we are open to any process of bringing forward the ideas that…

I have an amendment at the desk as the designee of Ms. Meng. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 14, beginning line 16, redesignate subsection (c) as subsection (d). Page…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Polis The Acting CHAIR. It…

I claim the time in opposition to the Duffy amendment, but do not oppose the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Colorado is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Mr. Byrne's amendment would increase the number of institutions or consortiums allowed to participate in the demonstration project. Including more high-quality institutions in the demonstration project will yield more information and more…

We have no additional speakers on this side. I reserve the right to close. Parliamentary Inquiry

This manager's amendment would bolster the Department of Education's ability to help identify and share best practices from experimentation at demonstration project sites. Really, through this careful review and analysis, lawmakers can be…

It is my honor to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller), the ranking member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

It is my honor to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hinojosa), my esteemed colleague and the ranking member of the Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

I am proud to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hinojosa), the ranking member of the Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

If we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up H.R. 4582, Mr. Tierney's bill, to enable millions of students, graduates, and parents in middle class families to responsibly finance their existing…

I would like to inquire if the gentleman from Florida has any remaining speakers.

With due respect to my colleague from Florida, the gentleman is incorrect. We have stated it and will offer the language on the previous question. So, as long as we can have the votes to defeat the previous question, we will be able to…

If--or should I say when--we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule that will bring up legislation that will prevent employers from denying common birth control coverage to women, and it will fix the damage…

Thank you for the opportunity to offer written testimony today on such an important topic for all of us in this country.

We appreciate the recent leadership from Representatives Polis and Messer in assembling stakeholders to engage in collective efforts to improve student privacy.