This unfortunate amendment, which enjoys the opposition of both the Chamber of Commerce as well as the civil rights and disability community, would effectively gut the transparency and accountability that we currently have around…

With barely 24 hours remaining, I yield to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Perlmutter) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request.

With barely 24 hours left before the expiration of funding for the Department of Homeland Security, I yield to my colleague from Michigan (Mr. Kildee) for a very important unanimous consent request.

With barely more than 24 hours remaining before the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, I yield to my colleague from New York (Mr. Tonko) for the purpose of a very important unanimous consent request.

If Congress doesn't act, the Department of Homeland Security will shut down in 2 days. Republicans are playing a very dangerous game with our Nation's security. Today, I am giving the House a fourth chance to have a straight up or down…

I am pleased to offer an amendment today that would amend the Charter Schools Program in title III for the underlying bill and make a positive improvement. As you know, the Charter Schools Program not only is a lifeline for growing and…

I want to thank Mr. Castro for his leadership on this important issue. Before I came to Congress, I cofounded a charter school in Denver called the Academy of Urban Learning. The focus of this charter school, which serves just over 100…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 343, after line 24, insert the following new subparagraph: ``(H) Awarding grants for the creation and…

A lot of my colleagues have made unanimous consent requests. I, too, would like to make a unanimous consent request, and I yield to myself for that purpose. I ask unanimous consent that the House bring up H.R. 861, the clean Department of…

Upon further parliamentary inquiry, how many of H.R. 861's cosponsors are Republican? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may consult the records of the House for that information.

With barely more than 24 hours remaining before the Department of Homeland Security shuts down, my colleague has an idea that he would like to propose to address that. I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Cardenas) for the purpose…

Relationships between districts and their employees can at times be turbulent. It is challenging for school board members, and it is challenging for educators. Most of all, it is challenging and frustrating for the parents of kids who are…