Dan Kildee

Unions really help build a middle class in this society.

What changes by the NLRB would help expedite that?

Increasing equity in education is crucial for our nation's economic success.

I fundamentally believe that education is a local function, a State responsibility, and a very, very important Federal concern.

We have learned--it is nice to see people who have some differences of viewpoints and some overlapping viewpoints.

I would like to take this opportunity to express my personal gratitude to all the pages for what they have done here in the 112th Congress. To become a page, Mr. Speaker, these young people have proven themselves to be academically…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I would like to take this opportunity to express my personal gratitude to all of the pages for what they have done to serve this House of Representatives. These groups of young people who…

Most of the workers in Flint, Michigan, are not being hurt by a lack of transparency or accountability on union leadership. But they are being hurt by a lack of jobs.

I think there is agreement and some differences. But I think all of you have a passionate belief in good education.

I have participated in five reauthorizations of ESEA during my time in Congress, and strongly believe this reauthorization is long overdue.

The role of the federal government in education has changed over the years but the mission remains the same: to ensure equal access to a quality public education for all students.

You have to look at every group. And that is part of disaggregation. Look at all of your data.

Do you agree that this disaggregation of data required by NCLB led to more accountability in the system and allowed your district to better target resources for the students who are most in need?

The timing of this hearing is important as this Congress continues the bipartisan, bicameral reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

We do need information, but we don't need useless information or redundant information.

But what are we planning to do to update that, at least so we don't jeopardize those valuable papers and all the other artifacts associated with Franklin D. Roosevelt?

A major issue now is the Carcieri v. Salazar decision of the U.S. Supreme Court.

John Marshall made it very clear that the sovereignty of the Indian tribes is a retained sovereignty, and that retained sovereignty is protected by the constitution, not granted by the constitution.

I would like to point out Michigan went through a struggle on the fishing rights and the Indians basically won on the basis of a treaty.

the constitution is extremely important and we are bound by those treaties and John Marshall has said these Indian treaties are as valid as treaties with France or Germany.

We have to be careful not to slice away a bit at their sovereignty.

But the preemption scares me. You have the Governor of Texas talking about secession...

Chapter 6 of the Commission's final report best describes the significance of the Gulf to the Gulf economy and environment, as well as to the nation as a whole.

Today we will be saying farewell to the pages who have served this House so well. They are standing in the back of the Chamber here now. We wish to thank you for your service. I've been on the Page Board for about 30 years. Speaker Tip…

Mr. Speaker, today I rise in strong support of H.R. 4783, the Claims Resolution Act of 2010. I want to thank Chairman Nick Rahall and Congressman Tom Cole, my fellow cochair of the Native American Caucus, for their hard work on this…