I thank the gentleman from Washington for yielding. Madam Speaker, today marks the end of the FY11 process, a process that should have been completed a long, long time ago. Failing to stop a government shutdown would have destroyed the…

The greatest barrier to individuals in this country right now getting access to postsecondary education and job training is financial.

I will just say very quickly again if the goal of job training that is funded by the Federal Government is to help people get skills and credentials, then I think there are two overarching things that must happen.

It is, right now, if you look at the 'millions of participants' that are getting services through the workforce investment system, roughly 250,000 of them annually are participating in job training services.

The President's budget includes an increase for ESEA Title I, but it is not targeted to those students and schools with the greatest need, again.

I know for a fact that in our districts, I know members of the Congressional Black Caucus' districts, these earmarks leverage private funding and foundation funding.

I was just quite surprised that the President recognized that he supports these communities that don't have the technical capacity maybe to write these competitive grants.

While the Military Construction/VA portion of this bill is not cut as much as some other parts of the continuing resolution, the cumulative effect of this CR is really to hurt our veterans. The bill provides $74.2 billion, which is $2.4…

I cannot in good conscience support today's misguided efforts to repeal the new health reform law. It would be a significant step backwards both for the citizens of Southwest Georgia whom I represent as well as the entire nation. Repealing…

I thank the gentleman from Arizona for yielding. Madam Speaker, my wife, Vivian, and I were shocked and saddened to learn of the awful events in Tucson, Arizona, last Saturday. First and foremost, our prayers are with Gabby Giffords, her…

Our economy is still very weak: over 75 percent of American workers are living paycheck-to-paycheck. The unemployment rate stands at 9.8 percent, and over eight million Americans are subsisting on unemployment insurance benefits while they…

I agree that the extension of middle class tax cuts is vital to the economic health of our nation, and I proudly support providing this much needed relief. Over 75 percent of American workers are living paycheck-to-paycheck, and they…