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.

This amendment would require institutions participating in the demonstration project to provide a disclosure to students when companies can access and potentially sell students' personally identifiable information. Students should always…

Today I am proud to rise in support of the Meng amendment. This amendment would ensure that the Secretary of Education assesses the usability of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which we always often call FAFSA, in the…

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…

May I inquire if the gentleman yielded back? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman reserved.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 231, noes 186, not voting 15, as follows: [Roll No. 408] AYES--231…

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 am prepared to close. I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, this Congress seems committed to kicking the can down the road, avoiding discussions of real solutions, failing to solicit ideas from Members of both sides of…

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

When we defeat the previous question, we can send our colleagues back to work with regard to infrastructure and a long-term solution and address an issue that my constituents have been writing me about and that American women and men…

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…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary time, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, today, we are considering the rule for H.R. 5021, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014. While this bill…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts. Madam Speaker, 1998 was the last time the Workforce Investment Act was authorized. I recall I was on the State board of education in Colorado in 2000 and 2006. As the act expired in 2003, they…

I strongly believe that our children are our Nation's most precious resource and their futures should not be limited or influenced by a permanent government record that contains unprotected information from their earliest years throughout…

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

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

I thank the gentleman from Michigan. Mr. Chair, very clearly there are two issues here. Why are we plussing up an agency above their own request level for a vague bureaucratic purpose--that is question number one--when other agencies are…

I am pleased to join my colleague from Georgia (Mr. Broun) to offer this bipartisan and commonsense amendment. The underlying CJS appropriations bill provides $2.42 billion for the Drug Enforcement Administration's salaries and expenses…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 32, line 15, after the first dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $35,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from…

I am happy to further yield to the gentleman from Virginia. How many of those agents would be alive today with their families? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Michigan controls the time.

I thank the gentleman from Virginia. The DEA folks on the ground in Afghanistan deal with opium and heroin production, not marijuana. My remarks were with regard to marijuana. In addition, with regard to the head of the DEA, she may, in…

I would like to thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania as well as the gentlewoman from Oregon and the gentleman from Kentucky. I am very pleased to support both this amendment as well as a very similar one along with Representatives Massie…

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 Colorado will be postponed.

I would like to know if anybody in this body can answer the question and tell the surviving husband, the surviving wife, a 10-year-old child who lost their father to a failed Federal policy, how many of those agents would be alive today if…

I am very concerned with regard to the House CJS appropriations bill and the drastic cuts to climate research. The House bill provides for $69 million below the President's request and $37.5 million below the 2014 level. These cuts…