Todd Rokita

With nearly 1.5 million children and their families participating in the CCDBG program, federal policymakers must take steps to strengthen the program.

As a father of two boys, I know firsthand child care isn't just finding a place for your kids to go during your work day.

I am pleased the Senate legislation includes language to raise standards for child care providers.

Honesty and forthrightness is a rarity and a prize in our business sometimes.

Rule of law versus rule of man.

Yes, that we are going to follow the rule of law, not the rule of man.

I think in the future, funding ought to be about individual students and follow them to schools that work in the public sector.

Do you know of any bureaucrat that you have ever met that knows the children of Indiana better than Indiana's parents, teachers, and taxpayers?

We trust parents, teachers, local taxpayers more than any other bureaucrat--than a bureaucrat in Washington.

What we really need in this town, and it should be no surprise to any of the witnesses, is leadership.

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of one of my constituents--Janet, from Crawfordsville--pictured here with her husband, Steve. Like millions of our fellow Americans, she is finding out just how deceptive…

I thank the chairman. I thank him for his leadership, not only on this issue, but on so many of the bills and issues that come before this Congress; and I also thank the leadership on the other side of the Budget Committee and the other…

I don't think we need the Department of Labor, Mr. Chairman, to decide that.

Today I rise in recognition of International 15q Day. Now, what is International 15q Day? It is a day to raise awareness of the similarities between Angelman, Prader-Willi, and Chromosome 15q Duplication syndromes. All three are genetic…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

How can the federal government support more consistency throughout CTE programs without over-burdening states, school districts, and/or institutions?

By strengthening the career and technical education programs funded under the Perkins Act, we can help more of these young people gain an edge in the workforce.

As we work to rebuild our economy after the recent recession, strengthening career and technical education programs will help put more Americans on the path to a prosperous future.

I thank the chair for yielding me time. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the REINS Act, and I rise in support of the man who introduced it, my friend and colleague from Indiana, Mr. Young. I want to start out by addressing something the…

I thank the chairman of Education and Workforce for yielding me time. Well, here we are again, with perhaps the culmination of this debate that started yesterday afternoon here on the floor and what's been going on in committee now for…

I thank the gentleman for his amendment, and I rise in strong support of this amendment. Mr. Chairman, this is an authorizing bill. This is the appropriate place to have this language and this discussion. In fact, it builds on language…

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey for his language. I think this is a good amendment and was pleased to incorporate it into the manager's amendment. Too often we hear concerns that States have to participate in these programs or have…

I am supportive of this amendment, which merely adds a requirement for grantees under the Family Engagement Centers to conduct outreach to low-income families, as I understand the gentlelady's presentation. The intent of this program is to…

I thank the gentleman from Colorado for offering this amendment, along with Mr. Petri for his work on this amendment. It's another example of the fact that as we work through this process in committee and here on the House floor, there's a…

In closing, again, I rise in support of this amendment. I would say to the gentlelady from Florida, who just spoke, that this is not experimenting with our children. We are empowering parents, and we are empowering teachers so that the…