Dan Kildee

I thank the gentleman for the time. Look, we all know what is happening here. If anybody believes that there is a true commitment to fully fund the promises that we have made to America's Native American tribes, you've got to be joking…

I again ask unanimous consent that the House bring up the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, the clean CR, and go to conference on a budget so that we can finally end this Republican shutdown. The SPEAKER pro tempore. As the Chair…

I thank the ranking member, and thank you for your leadership on this issue. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to this resolution. Again, it is nothing but an attack on thousands of family farms in this country and in my district. If it…

My constituents back home in Flint, Saginaw, and Bay City, Michigan, sent me here because they felt that I could represent them in a democratic body and protect their interests. Unfortunately, because of the willfulness and intransigence…

This government shutdown has clearly demonstrated our democracy is not working the way it was designed. Unfortunately, this is largely due to the oversized influence and obscene amount of money in politics which continue to fuel our…

Every day that our Federal Government is closed, our economy gets weaker and necessary services that the American people depend upon are not available to them. But what do we get? Rather than taking up the Senate-passed continuing…

I was sitting and listening to some of the previous speakers, and I heard more than one, but one in particular, make the point really forcefully that nobody wants this government shutdown, that universally we oppose, as Members of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I'm new to Congress, and I knew when I was elected last year that I was coming to a place where I would be in the minority and where it was a highly partisan environment. I was elected to replace a…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, you know, I've heard a number of the Members on the other side make reference to the notion that we ought to have a conference, and I have heard some eloquent commentary referencing the…

Like a number of the previous speakers, I'm a freshman and I'm really frustrated. I'm frustrated because we haven't done our job, but I'm mostly frustrated because I continually hear the talking point spouted that the President will not…

I thank my friend, Mr. Grijalva, for his leadership and for yielding the time. I rise in strong opposition to this bill. I have consulted with many Native American tribes, including the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe, which I represent. This bill…

Once again, crucial deadlines loom, and here we are circling the drain, days away from another Republican- manufactured government shutdown due to the irresponsible lack of governing. Instead of forging--or even attempting to forge--a…

I want to thank other Members of this body. In less than a week, 72 Members, Members representing the House and the Senate, have joined me in the campaign to free Amir Hekmati from prison in Iran, joined the Free Amir Campaign. This has…

I rise this morning to strongly oppose the deep and extreme cuts to nutrition programs that, once again, are being brought to the floor by the Republican majority. H.R. 3102, what we call the ``More Hunger, Less Opportunity Act,'' takes a…

Thank you for yielding some time to me. I rise in support today of H.R. 1410. The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe in Michigan, whom I have the privilege of representing here, and for reasons that I concur with, have asked that I support this…

I am really glad that you are in the position that you are in.

I thank my friend, Mr. Connolly, for his leadership and for working on this amendment with me. I represent nearly 100 miles of Great Lakes shoreline. When I ran for Congress, I made a commitment to my constituents in the Fifth District…

Last week, the city of Detroit, Michigan, became the largest municipality in our Nation's history to file for bankruptcy. Without a doubt, the situation in Detroit is extreme. Their problems in part have been driven by local mismanagement…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the ranking member for his leadership on this issue. Mr. Chair, this legislation is an attack on teachers and takes away the tools they need to succeed in the classroom. I am exhausted by the…

We know that before-school, after-school, and summer learning programs are successful activities that provide safe places that millions of students and parents can rely upon. I'm very concerned about keeping the students in my district…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I am speaking on the previous amendment, the Young amendment. I ran out of time earlier. As currently written, this bill does not provide a clear funding source for Indian education programs, which…

I'm new here, but if there's one thing I've learned, this is not what we were sent here to do. A Member from the other side, during the rules debate, asked me if our side understood that nutrition programs were not in this bill. Well…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Let me just say that, while we are obviously here to give honor and recognize the service of Mr. Dingell, the honor, at least from where I stand, the honor is really all mine to be able to participate in…

Congratulations on your near unanimous vote of confidence from the recommending committee in the Senate a couple of weeks ago.

Ensuring students can afford college is vital to ensuring our Nation's competitiveness in a global economy. A majority of new jobs in the next decade will require a college degree, which makes higher education an economic necessity for…