If you had to pass along advice to other institutions of higher education within the state about how they should work with other employers, what would you advise them to do?

Every American family and small business knows that budgets have to be balanced to be sustainable. For years, though, Washington hasn't been balancing its budget. The Senate hasn't even be passing them. House Republicans have had enough of…

The American people have a right to demand a balanced budget from their government, and by ``balanced,'' we mean a plan that will actually get spending in line with income. If we want a prosperous future for our children and grandchildren…

A failed process is when you're in control of the House, the Senate, and the Presidency and you do nothing to fix the situation. We offered our colleagues on the other side of the aisle for the opportunity to offer amendments; they walked…

I appreciate my colleague reading the letter that he read. But as he well knows, that letter was written before the manager's amendment came out, and the manager's amendment actually corrects what the letter was talking about. We are…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In the table of contents in section 2, strike the item relating to section 139 and insert the following: Sec. 139…

I thank the chairman of the Education Committee for his leadership, and I want to give special thanks to the staff for their hard work on this bill. They've done phenomenal work. Mr. Chair, I am also opposed to this substitute amendment…

My colleagues on the other side of the aisle have continued to malign what they call a ``political process.'' Regular order, Mr. Speaker, is not political process. The SKILLS Act has been posted online for nearly a month. The Higher…

The world has changed greatly since 1998 when this legislation was first authorized and even since 2003 when this legislation was last reauthorized. I'm very concerned that my colleague has said that this legislation is flawed and that we…

House Resolution 113 provides for a structured rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 803, the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act, also known simply as the SKILLS Act. Mr. Speaker, today, the House will…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During the consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the…

It appears now that we do not have any additional speakers, and if the gentleman from Colorado is prepared to close, I will also be prepared.