Virginia Foxx

The NLRB has made its agenda clear. Routine cases involving a single workplace have been hijacked in order to impose sweeping changes on all workplaces.

It is simply unacceptable to allow the NLRB to judge whether a private academic institution has sufficient religious character.

I would like to inquire of my colleague if he has any more speakers or if he is ready to close.

I would like to inquire of my colleague if he believes that his side, in keeping with the theme of Shakespeare, has extracted their pound of flesh this morning? If so, we are ready to close.

I think by having the Reading Clerk read this, we can see, as I said before, that, unfortunately, it appears that the mistakes have gone over to the other side of the aisle. As the gentleman would see, he was quoting the wrong resolution…

I believe, again, that the gentleman is referencing the wrong bill. We are dealing with House Resolution 741 at this point, and I believe the gentleman is on the wrong bill.

I believe that the Murphy's law that was operating on our side of the aisle has skipped over, and the gentleman is referencing the wrong bill.

For the purpose of debate only, Mr. Speaker, 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 consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is…

Then in preparing the correction for that, inadvertently two numbers were reversed in the number for the resolution. I don't have a Latin quote from Murphy's law, but I would say that it appears as though, in the attempt to make one…

If I might respond to the gentleman from Massachusetts, I appreciate his asking the question because it gives us an opportunity to do a mea culpa. That's my ability to quote Latin this morning in response to the gentleman from…

That would be fine with me, Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman is prepared to close. I will have some more comments to make, and then I will close.

As I often do when I'm handling a rule, I have to make sure that the public understands the facts. It's my understanding that the amendment that the gentleman spoke of that was adopted in the committee and then presented in the way that it…

This is not a question, but it is very relevant to what we are talking about today.

I think we have the second highest number of teachers who have gotten National Board Certification.

Too often... there is a perception that there is something called vocational education that is aside from 4-year schools.

Like much of the nation, Louisiana faces a mismatch between the skills of the workforce and the needs of employers.

If students can afford the cost of their college education, they are more likely to lead healthy and prosperous lives.

I know all of us have the best of intentions when it comes to helping students afford a college education.

Heavy-handed federal regulations often yield results contradictory to their aim, weighing down States with another layer of burdensome red tape.

I know all of us have the best intentions when it comes to helping students afford a college education.

I don't know about my colleagues across the aisle, it's not a paid vacation for me. I go home and spend time with my constituents and hear from them what's of concern. Maybe they're on vacation, but I know the people on our side of the…

I would like to yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Latham).

I'd like to yield now 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Iowa (Mr. King).

I would like to now yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from Missouri, Congresswoman Hartzler.

I now yield 1 minute to our distinguished colleague from Illinois, Congresswoman Biggert.