Todd Rokita

That should be our goal, so that people can be creating an environment where people can build the best lives for themselves and their families.

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

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 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'd ask the Chair how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Indiana has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining.

The Student Success Act empowers parents and teachers, maintains high standards and measures of teacher effectiveness, reduces the enormous footprint of the Federal education bureaucracy, and finally gives parents, teachers, and States the…

At Dedham High School in Massachusetts, providing the required vegetables in 1500 meals each week costs the district about $111 a day--but administrators report many students just throw the fresh vegetables right into the trash.

Providing students healthier meals is a laudable goal we all share, but the stringent rules are creating serious headaches for schools and students.

These new regulations have essentially put the federal government in the business of dictating the type, the amount, and even the color of food that can and cannot be served in school cafeterias.

By combining insurance market reforms, new efficiencies created by the Marketplaces, and programs such as reinsurance that will help stabilize premiums in the new Marketplaces, the Affordable Care Act increases competition between health…