John Tierney: “What do we have to lose by actually modernizing our schools? But my colleagues were not willing to do that. What do we…”

I rise on this particular occasion to thank my family, my friends, my colleagues, and the voters of the Sixth Congressional District of Massachusetts for giving me the unbelievably wonderful opportunity to represent that district here in…

This is the final amendment to the bill. It won't kill the bill, and it will not send it back to committee. If this amendment is adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Mr. Speaker, there are 5 legislative…

What can we do for those folks to get them back on track that doesn't leave them in the situation being 55 years old, having 98,000 worth of debt, and never be able to get out of this thing?

At this time, I would like to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller), who is the ranking member of the committee and, as the chairman of the committee has said, is no stranger to this issue. He has been a…