Todd Rokita

I thank the chairman for his hard work. I thank all of my Budget Committee colleagues for their hard work. Mr. Chairman, it has been hard work--it continues to be--to have this honest conversation with the American people. The whole goal…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia again. He is not only a blessing to his State, he is a blessing to this Congress and to this country for his integrity, his hard work, and for his oratory. Thank you, sir, very, very much. Mr. Speaker and…

If the gentleman will yield, that is so very important and critical to understanding our reform efforts because of the fact that our proposed changes don't even have to affect anyone who is on these programs or near to being on them. Our…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia. As much as I appreciate his comments about the work we have all done on the Budget Committee, they are certainly undeserved with regards to me. It was a team effort from the beginning. It continues to be…

Mr. Moolenaar points out some of the obvious and perhaps maybe not so obvious problems the budget faces and what we face as a Congress. Really quickly, before introducing a veteran member of the committee, I want to illustrate a little bit…

I would like to turn our attention now to another hard-charging member of the Budget Committee, someone else who is new to Congress and who is bringing that energy, along with great ideas, to the discussion. A lot of his ideas are found in…

Right. Reclaiming my time, I would say that every person we employ in West Virginia, in Indiana, and anywhere else in the country, gets a paycheck for sure. That is a great thing. The government, both at the State and Federal levels and…

I thank the gentleman. If the gentleman would stay, I would like to engage him in a question if he could. I am very interested in what you are saying. You come from an area of this country, like so many areas of this country, that…

I thank the gentleman from Louisiana for those eulogies and for being all too appropriate in the honor that we should give these fallen Americans, as great as they have been. Today, after votes for the day, Mr. Speaker, I want to recap…

We are here today to talk about the Republican budget that was just announced today, and I do that with a great amount of pride and excitement as vice chairman of that committee. I also look forward to working with the gentlelady who just…

Well, I thank the gentleman from Arkansas. Clearly, Mr. Speaker, you see why he was elected mayor of Rogers, Arkansas. You see why he has been a leader in our U.S. military, and you see how and why he leads on the floor of this House. I…

I thank the gentleman for his leadership. The gentleman is exactly right. If we act now, no one who is on or near to be on any of these programs has to be affected. We can easily take care of the promises that were made and that these…

Not what he says, exactly right. I also want to draw your attention, Mr. Speaker, to what the gentleman said on his poster board there about the eighth point, create a sustainable Federal budget, and the gentleman talked very articulately…

I thank the gentleman again. The gentleman hits the nail right on the head. Middle class economics is a term, and it is just that. Watch what the President does to see how he affects the middle class.

Well, if you go back to World War II, the gentleman rightly points out, Mr. Speaker, you see that our debt level crescendoed, obviously as a result of that war. What is different about that period in our history from our current situation…

I thank the gentleman, and I thank the gentleman for showing not only Members of Congress, but the American people, this chart that you have right there. I think you are hitting the nail on the head. This is exactly the problem. If I could…

It is my honor on behalf of a lot of colleagues who can't be here right now and on behalf of our colleagues who are going to speak to talk about the budget of the United States Federal Government. Mr. Speaker, I rise this afternoon after…

I thank the chairman for his leadership throughout this entire push. What do I mean by push? Madam Speaker, I mean the fact that for the last 7-plus years No Child Left Behind--the current Federal law of the land with regard to K-12…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's concern and the purpose of this amendment; however, it must be opposed. Comprehensive literacy and reading programs and their connection to college and career success are obviously vitally important. Since…

I claim time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank the gentlewoman for offering this amendment. This adds an allowable use of funds for what we are calling the local academic flexible grant to support projects that focus on school and student safety. The local academic flexible…

Again, I thank Mr. Polis for this amendment. The amendment simply clarifies that States may use, again, at their choosing, their funds under the local academic flexible grant to create or distribute open source education resources. This is…

I claim time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Indiana is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I thank Mr. Costello for yielding. I want to congratulate him on already being an effective Member of Congress. I also want to thank Representative Bonamici for her continued work on this amendment and seeing it through; also…

I thank the gentlewoman for this amendment. Mr. Chairman, family engagement centers are available to help parents understand and engage in their children's education. As a part of that mission, the centers help parents learn basic skills…