It would seem to me that it is reasonable to believe that 42 percent of the American public believe Obamacare is not in force.

I want to respond briefly to some of Chairman Kline's introduction. I think both sides can agree that there are flaws in No Child Left Behind. AYP is a flawed formula. Personally, I think the answer reflected in the Democratic substitute…

I thank the ranking member for his time and his staunch advocacy on this. I express my appreciation to Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, as well, for bringing forth this important amendment. Mr. Chairman, this underlying bill has an accountability…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As I discussed with Mr. Scalise in the Rules Committee yesterday, I think this amendment is just a terrible, terrible idea. It would remove any and all requirements and proof of teacher effectiveness. Effectively…

I certainly enjoy talking about charter startup funds and chart school programs on the floor of the House at every opportunity to educate my colleagues on both sides of the aisle with what Ranking Member Miller and Chairman Kline already…

I want to be clear: while this amendment helps empower social entrepreneurs and charter school founders and charter school management organizations to serve more kids, it in no way addresses the major underlying flaws of this piece of…

This amendment, as well as the underlying components of both the base bill as well as the Democratic substitute, is an opportunity to highlight the many successes that charter school and public school choice have brought to average…

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 311, line 4, strike ``and'' at the end. Page 311, line 15, strike the period at the end and insert a…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the rule and the underlying bill, H.R. 5, the so-called Student Success Act. The Student…

What I was going to discuss with the gentlelady is that the CutGo issue was resolved, as she mentioned, and waivers that are routinely granted on a broad variety of amendments simply could have been approved by the Rules Committee, as is…

I would like to inquire of the gentlelady if she has any remaining speakers.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 230, nays 190, not voting 13, as follows: [Roll No. 365]…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment, even though I'm not opposed. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Colorado is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

This Chamber, this body here at the Federal level, is simply the wrong venue, the wrong place, to be discussing this issue of Common Core Standards. If the gentleman and others are interested in making sure that their States or their…

It is rare, Mr. Speaker, that more than two-thirds of the United States Senate agrees on anything. It's rare, Mr. Speaker, when two-thirds of the American people agree on anything. And yet the Senate, with 68 votes, passed a comprehensive…

The gentlelady said the U.S. ranks 18th on the quality and quantity of high school diplomas. This bill is a recipe to do even worse--worse on the quality by allowing States to define success and their standards down and worse in the…

I would like to inquire of the Speaker how much time remains on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado has 3 minutes remaining.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 10, noes 409, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 359] AYES--10 Andrews Cartwright Farr Johnson (GA) Maffei McDermott…

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 California will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Schiff

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by 5-minute votes on adoption…

I want to thank Mr. Quigley for bringing forward this important amendment. There has been growing concerns, in fact, raised by the Air Force's 2008 Blue Ribbon Review regarding the effectiveness and vulnerabilities of the B61s. The B61…

Again, we wonder why this body has an approval rating of 12 percent. Instead of tackling issues that Americans want us to tackle--like finally fixing our broken immigration system, which, by the way, a bill received more than two-thirds…

I'm offering an amendment that will reduce the funding level for the W76 by $13 million, back down to what the agency requested. The W76 is a 1970s-era submarine-launched ballistic missile that was first introduced into the stockpile by…

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. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Defense Nuclear…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 29, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $13,072,000)''. Page 60, line 12, after the dollar amount…