Bruce F. Vento: “I believe the gentleman understands my question: The language, ``before the enactment of this act,'' we are talking…”

I support charter schools. In fact, I call my colleagues' attention to the fact that the City Academy, the first charter school in the Nation, existed and was developed in my neighborhood community on the east side of Saint Paul where I…

I rise to hail National Homeownership Week. Homeownership is one of the core values we have, I think, as Americans and one of the most fundamental bases for stability in our communities. This record homeownership rate of over 67 percent…

I would like to express my vigorous opposition to H.R. 1695, the ``Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act.'' Since this project could not meet the environmental or procedural expectations of the federal government to transfer…

As a White House Fellow for the U.S. Department of Education, Dr. England assists in the Safe and Drug-Free School program.