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American politician (born 1970)
My amendment is simple. It shortens authorization of the act from 6 years to 4 years. I am very thankful for the leadership of the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Grothman) for his work in leading this effort. Mr. Chairman, it is the role of…
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 5, lines 4, 7, 16, 20, and 24, strike ``2021'' and insert ``2019''. Page 6, lines 4, 10, 16, 21, and…
I thank the leadership, the gentleman from Washington, and the members of the Committee on Rules for bringing this rule to the floor. I think it is a good rule. I urge a ``yes'' vote on it and the underlying bill, which I am hopeful and…
I want to thank Chairman Calvert for managing the time tonight and for getting us to this point. By my calculation, it has been 5 years since we have been able to have these kind of debates on the floor of the House, and here we are, at…
I thank Mr. Gosar, Mr. Calvert, and Ms. McCollum for their help in all this. This amendment, which I support, would fund the BIE to the administration's fiscal year 2016 request, but unlike that request, it is paid for and adheres to our…
This is about leadership, as Mr. Payne so rightly suggested. And it is about creativity. And it is about flexibility.
While these regulations are well intended, states and schools are struggling to comply with them, and the very children we aim to serve are paying the price.
The federal role in these programs may be doing more to hinder your success than help it.
We cannot expect children to learn or excel in the classroom if they are hungry or are not properly nourished.
It is time to provide those responsible for implementing child nutrition programs with the flexibility they need to ensure taxpayer dollars are well spent and students are well served.
I thank the gentleman from Minnesota for yielding the time. He has been the leader on this from day one, and I am happy to join him. I also thank Chairman Ryan of the Ways and Means Committee for allowing this to come to the floor the way…
The goal, frankly, should be to get the kids off these programs. Our success should not be measured by how many are on these programs.
I agree with the fact that we need to have this oversight in this committee. What I don't agree with is how we go about it, so uneven and heavy-handed.
The desire to improve the efficiency in our child nutrition programs is a good one, but must not lead to more hungry or food insecure children.
When we aren't able to give our children the nutrition they need, we fail them.
And for everyone, this is what is driving our debt. These pieces of the pie. They are all attached together, whether it is Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid, or the interest we owe ourselves and others for the amount of money we are…
I would like to thank Chairman Price for his extraordinary leadership throughout this entire process. And I want to thank my fellow conferees for their hard work, many hours over many days, to get us to where we are today and, of course…
I commend you for that. And clearly that has informed your agenda here today to make sure all of our Native students are provided with the best educational opportunities possible.
Too many schools lack adequate infrastructure and educational resources, compromising the health, safety, and future postsecondary and professional opportunities of the children they are intended to serve.
Unfortunately, the federal government is failing to keep its promise to these vulnerable children.
It is paramount that we uphold our promise to provide Native American children an excellent education that preserves their tribal heritage.
We cannot let that happen. This is what we came to Congress to solve, at least for many of us, hopefully, Republicans and Democrats, so that we are not the first generation in American history to leave the next one worse off.
I thank the chairman for this process. All day today, we have been considering substitute budgets, laid bare, in the people's House, in this Chamber, for everyone to view and critique; and I think that is a good thing. Considering the…
But we did it 5 years ago when the new crew came in. We continue to do it. And I am encouraged, Mr. Chairman. I think the American people see the light. They see that unless we correct and reform this mandatory overspending, no one can be…
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