If it had, we'd be carrying bat phones around with us now, and we wouldn't have the technical innovations that have occurred.

I am so convinced of that. We have the freedom to create all these wonderful businesses and industries that have come about.

free speech is fundamental to a free society. It is astonishing to me that so many young adults today are willing to throw those constitutionally protected rights out the window just because they are on a college campus and may disagree…

If men--or women he might add today--are to be precluded from offering their sentiments on a matter which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences that can invite the consideration of mankind, reason is of no use to us. The…

I think it ought to be the men and women who get elected.

That lack of regulation, however, means increased subjectivity in determining compliance with the law's requirements which makes oversight actions of this committee even more important.

I would like to take the opportunity again to ask that Secretary DeVos or any other representative from the Department who can discuss the administration's priorities appear to engage in an open dialogue with this committee.

ESSA was truly a change for K-12 education and I do believe this bipartisan law delivers the proper balance of autonomy and accountability.

There is a difference between overreach and simply administering the program.

this committee will be watching to ensure that Washington keeps its distance.

I thank both of my colleagues for their leadership on H.R. 2664 and bringing this important matter to the attention of the House. I rise to express my strong support for this bill, and to commend, again, my colleagues for making a…

Today I rise to recognize the 60th anniversary of the Fall Creek Volunteer Fire Department in Yadkin County. The first meeting of these dedicated citizens was held on June 13, 1957, at Fall Creek Elementary School as 12 local men worked to…