JOHN LINDER: “Mr. Speaker, H. Res. 221 is a structured rule that gives the House the opportunity to consider eight amendments to the…”

“Mr. Speaker, H. Res. 221 is a structured rule that gives the House the opportunity to consider eight amendments to the Workforce Reinvestment and Adult Education Act of 2003. The Committee on Rules has attempted to be as fair as possible in crafting this rule and has made in order five Democrat amendments, two Republican amendments, and a manager's amendment. I urge my colleagues in the House to join me in supporting this rule so we can move on to debate the underlying legislation. With respect to H.R. 1261, I wanted to commend the gentleman from California (Mr. McKeon) and the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner), chairman of the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness and chairman of the full Committee on Education and the Workforce respectively, for all of the time and effort they have invested in bringing this very important and well-crafted legislation to the House floor today. America's economy has been through a great deal in the last few years. We experienced the shock of September 11, we have endured a recession, and we faced the uncertainty of war. In spite of all this, the American economy is growing fast, and growing faster than most of the industrialized world. To ensure that our economy meets its full potential, we must create the conditions for continued growth and prosperity.”