John Kline

If workers want an election they should get an election. They should not be met with fear, intimidation or delay for the sake of delay.

I think that is an important part of the progress that we are seeing around the country as real innovators are stepping up to make changes, because you have parents--you have got a more formal system in California, the parental trigger…

We need to be able to look in and see how different elements of our student body are doing well.

It is apparent that we have two speakers, a gentleman from Virginia and one from Texas who apparently are not going to be able to get here on time; so I will be closing when Mr. Andrews has exhausted his speakers. I reserve the balance of…

I will inform my colleague from New Jersey that I am expecting another speaker; so at this time I will reserve the balance of my time.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Then at this time I will yield 2 minutes to another member of the committee, the gentlelady from Alabama (Mrs. Roby).

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to another member of the committee, the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Gowdy).

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to a member of the committee, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Rokita).

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the chair of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee, the gentleman from Tennessee, Dr. Roe.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This amendment is entirely consistent with the underlying purpose of the charter school movement. It improves the bill. I support the amendment.

It is my understanding that the gentleman from California has several more speakers.

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan, the chair of the Workforce Protection Subcommittee, Mr. Walberg. {time} 1430

At this time, I am very pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Hunter), the chair of the K-12 Subcommittee.

Because I believe that local communities, institutions of higher education and businesses should be able to work together in the most beneficial way possible for all parties involved, my subcommittee remains focused on examining the…

We also want to ensure that the long arm of federal regulations do not hinder innovative local solutions.

The goal of almost every student I've ever met is to find a job--and they believe their chances of one day landing that job are improved by earning a college degree.

The high school dropout rate even nationwide is pretty staggering.

The workplace is changing. And that is part of what is behind our whole effort here in these hearings

What we have now is a spike that frankly was, in my judgment, horribly over-promised.

Pell grant money has more than tripled here in just a couple of years, from $12 billion to over $40 billion.

There is no question that as we are looking at ways to control federal spending, that we are looking at Pell grants.

I am convinced that we have also proven that state and federal workforce resources continue to be focused on the old manufacturing model and do not take seriously the importance of establishing and growing small businesses, especially in…

One of my top priorities in Congress is to ensure that our young people and non-traditional students have access to an affordable and internationally competitive education.

We want to learn about the polices that may be standing in the way of job creation, right here in Utica.

A student's success in the classroom will help determine his or her success in the workplace.