I want to thank the committee for accepting my amendment on corrective action and including it in the chairman's en bloc amendment. My amendment to title 1 is simple and straightforward, enhancing accountability for performance. It adds…

I want to thank the committee for accepting my amendment on corrective action and including it in the chairman's en bloc amendment. My amendment to title 1 is simple and straightforward, enhancing accountability for performance. It adds…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 6, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization. This important piece of legislation, along with the Goals 2000 bill, links Federal education aid to high standards for achievement, to…

I am proud to join my colleagues today to commemorate Black History Month. Particularly, Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the gentleman from Ohio, Mr. Louis Stokes, for requesting this special order today. Black History Month is a time…

I have not always agreed with Mr. Penny, but we have always disagreed I think with honesty and with good demeanor. That has been so mostly on my part because I have such respect for him. On his part, because he does not deal in…

I want to particularly thank the chairman of this committee, the gentleman from Missouri, [Mr. Bill Clay], my friend, who has been the chairman of this committee for some time now. I served on the committee when he was a member, of course…

I rise today to join so many of my colleagues, led by members of the Massachusetts delegation, in paying tribute to one of the finest Members to ever serve in the people's House, our former Speaker, our friend, our counselor, our adviser…

I rise in strong support of House Resolution 323, which seeks to help right a wrong that has existed for more than 40 years. Hugo Princz and his family, as we have already heard, were American citizens residing in Europe during World War…

the day the President signed the bill would be Independence Day for those who have been disabled.