John Tierney: “From this day forward, we are going to interpret this law very, very strictly.”

The record isn't great on special ed, other than all of the rhetoric from elected officials about how much they support it.

There is always a reason. And when you talk about prioritizing, we had amendment after amendment on the Republican side to cut special ed, to provide money for another program.

At this time, I would like to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas, Ruben Hinojosa, who has been deeply involved in the passage of this bill.

This is the final amendment to the bill. It will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If this amendment is adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Mr. Speaker, student loan debt is at a crisis…