This Congress has not done right by Brandon and millions of other students who will graduate with mountains of debt.

In 2 days, at midnight, by law, the interest rates for the subsidized Stafford student loan program will double, from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent, raising interest rates for 7.5 million college students at exactly the time they are taking…

Students need interest rate relief now and Congress needs to act today to reverse this increase.

As the chart next to me clearly states, we are now 4 days and counting until, by law, the interest rate for the subsidized Stafford student loan program will double--from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. The real chart should probably be 3 days…

I mean, it has never been applied across the board the way the minority is abusing it right now is the real threat to labor stability in this country.

The real question is are we going to have a referee that creates some set of expectations so people can negotiate settlements or actually get resolution...

In 5 days, unless Congress acts, the Stafford student loan program, which helps 7.5 million students pay for college, is set to see its interest rates increase from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Again, this is at a time when student loan…

the kind of remarkable aspect of it was a unanimous vote by the NLRB whose nominees are picked by Democrats and Republicans.

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. Amendment No. 47 Offered by Mr. Kind The Acting CHAIR. It is…

This bipartisan amendment, which I've introduced with my friend, Mr. Wittman from Virginia, is a budget neutral amendment. It does not change any authorized level of spending. It very simply adds shellfish farming to the Specialty Crops…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title X, insert the following new section: SEC. 10018. FARMED SHELLFISH AS SPECIALTY CROPS…

Again, first of all, I just want to salute the great work the chairman of the committee has done. It has been magnificent to see regular order in this Congress. Secondly, I would just point out that the 2004 specialty crop law was amended…

In 17 days, unless Congress acts, the Stafford student loan program--which is the workhorse loan program for millions of college students all across America--is going to see the interest rate double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent…

As long as we are on the subject of the Navy, the Navy actually did report to Congress in February 2013 with their force structure assessment, which called for 11 carriers to be in the force, which followed the strategic review which…

In 19 days, unless Congress acts, the subsidized Stafford student loan program interest rate is going to double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Six years ago, we cut that rate from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent. So far, the House Republican…

the small business tax credit is actually going to get bigger, isn't that correct?

And enrollment has gone up, rates have gone down, and so beneficiaries also are--not just the Medicare program...

the fact is is that it has consistently surpassed all the expectations...

the fact is is that there is real change going on out there in delivery reform.

It is amazing. At a time when we know that student loan debt now has skyrocketed above all other forms of consumer debt--credit card debt, car loan debt--and students are now graduating, on average, with over $25,000 of student loan debt…

Despite the progress that we have made there is still much left to be done, and I believe there are many issues where Democrats and Republicans can join together again to strengthen our civil rights laws.

to have furlough days imposed clearly is going to hinder that effort.

I'm proud that the Democratic--led 110th and 111th Congresses, under the leadership of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, made critical improvements to this nation's civil rights laws.

Well, so in terms of trying to grapple with, again, the backlog, the inflow of new cases, you know, the hard work to go out and resolve in as many cases as you can, I mean, obviously that is--relies a lot on your staffing and the…

I would also urge Chairmen Walberg and Kline to work with us on the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act.