Joe Courtney

I was around here in 2008 when this institution moved at Mach speed to bail out the banks, to the tune of about $800 billion.

These Americans worked a lifetime and earned their pension. American workers don't want a bailout.

The costs and consequences of inaction are enormous and the consequences will be devastating.

The last defense authorization bill that was just signed in December by President Obama actually raised the Cyber Command to parity with the full other combatant commands

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 Connecticut will be postponed. The Chair understands that amendment No. 165 will not be…

May I ask how much time I have left. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania). The gentleman from Connecticut has 2 minutes remaining.

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 796, line 5, insert after the dollar amount `` ``(reduced by $1,184,000) (increased by $1,184,000)''…

I want to thank the chairman for his remarks, and I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Larson), my colleague.

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 1240, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''…

Let's remember, first things first. We have to, you know, focus on the existing fleet to make sure that...

It is about safety, and it is about leadership at sea.

Because even today, I have been a little confused about, you know, who is the decisionmaker.

No matter how tough our operating environment or how strained our budget, we shouldn't be and cannot be colliding with other ships and running aground.

Indeed, article I, section 8, clause 13 of the U.S. Constitution is very clear. It is Congress's duty to, quote, 'provide and maintain a Navy,' which certainly means a Navy that is well-equipped, well-trained, and adequately manned.

It is about leadership at sea, but it is also about leadership, I think, ashore as well.

To what extent do you think such concerns are founded?

And then we have this massive teacher shortage in this country; why people don't want to become teachers.

I think getting this done early in the 115th Congress will hopefully allow us the opportunity to get some bandwidth in the Senate's floor schedule to finally get this to the President's desk, and, again, forever protect an asset for…

I actually asked the House Historian to pull up a picture of Congressman Fitzgerald.

I want to join the ranking member in saying how I think a lot of us feel frustration about the fact that the Secretary of Education has not yet appeared before this committee.

The fact is now we have a black hole in the Federal law in terms of, you know, how ESSA is structured and designed.

There is a lot of confusion out there about just the mixed messages and signals that are coming out of the Department as States are working hard to try and, again, achieve the goals of this legislation.

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 Alabama will be postponed. Amendment No. 18 Offered by Mr. Hunter The Acting CHAIR. It is…

What is the value of saving one young people in changing not only their life, but the life of everybody they come in contact with.

If not Job Corps, what, what do they end up doing because it's -- I've looked at like this, it is either pay me now or pay me later.