John Kline: “I yield 2 minutes to another member of the committee, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson).”

Clinging fearlessly to my job and title for a few more weeks, I thank the chairman.

As Chairman Kline himself explained when the regulation was proposed, it threatens to impose a multibillion regulatory tax on schools across the country.

I cannot State emphatically enough that far-reaching reform, fiscal responsibility, and bipartisanship must be the principles that guide us as we work to solve this problem.

Nothing excuses the fact that what it is proposing is simply unlawful.