May I inquire as to the time remaining on our side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Minnesota has 16 minutes remaining.
John Kline
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John Kline is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Minnesota's 2nd congressional district from 2003 to 2017. During his tenure, Kline served on several key committees, including the Education and the Workforce Committee, where he focused on education reform and workforce development. He was known for his advocacy of school choice and efforts to reduce federal involvement in education. Kline also played a role in military and veterans' affairs, having served in the U.S. Marine Corps prior to his political career.
I now am pleased to yield 2 minutes to a member of the committee, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Messer).
I'm always interested to listen to the characterizations of a bill that simply aren't true. It's my pleasure right now to yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Washington, the chair of the Republican Conference, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers…
I'm very, very pleased right now to yield 3 minutes to the author of this terrific piece of legislation, a member of the committee, the gentlewoman from Alabama (Mrs. Roby).
The only way to address these deep concerns is to engage in a true bipartisan rewrite of the law.
Despite a monumental investment of taxpayer resources, student achievement levels are still falling short.
The antiquated Highly Qualified Teacher requirements value tenure and credentials above a teacher's ability to actually teach.
I still believe we have an incredible opportunity to take schools into the future with a proper reauthorization of ESEA.





