On the recordFebruary 25, 2015
Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 1 minute. Just to address a notion of what is done in secret and what is not done in secret and whether or not people have had a chance to weigh in on this legislation, as my friend knows--and I do thank him for not mentioning basketball, by the way--as my friend knows, this bill has had multiple hearings over several years. It has been debated in committee. It has been debated on the floor of the House. It has been debated in the media. It is much discussed and much known--in contrast to the bill, the amendment, a substitute that my friends and colleagues on the other side of the aisle brought forward in committee, 851 pages, that nobody had seen outside the Democrat Caucus, so I believe this bill is well known, and it is the right direction to move us forward into the future to make sure that all of our children receive the quality education they deserve. I reserve the balance of my time.
