Thank you, Representative Horsford. And as was noted earlier, the CBC believes that there are children all across America, in many inner-city communities, certainly in the neighborhoods that I represent back home in Brooklyn and places…

I want to thank the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey for his very astute observations. Mr. Speaker, how much time is remaining on this Special Order? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has approximately 5 minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, let me now yield to a great fighter for education and for social and economic justice here in the Congress and in this Nation, the distinguished gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Butterfield). {time} 1640

I thank Representative Scott. We both sit on the Judiciary Committee, and in the context of our service on the Judiciary Committee, we will be presented with an opportunity to deal with the issue of comprehensive immigration reform…

I thank the gentleman from the Silver State for those very astute observations. As Representative Horsford has pointed out, a budget essentially is a choice and a pathway forward that people in this Chamber are making decisions on based on…

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Again, I thank the Representative from New Jersey for making it clear that all children in this country deserve the opportunity to be part of a pipeline toward progress and prosperity, even though some…

I thank the gentleman from Nevada. We will not, as he indicated, support any budget that balances itself on the backs of children or young people or college students in America. Unfortunately, that is the budget that has been put forth by…

I thank the distinguished Congresswoman from Ohio. I note the connection to Ohio State University that we share in my family. My brother is a professor of history at Ohio State's great institution. Your contribution to opening up…

I thank the gentleman from North Carolina for his extremely insightful comments and for his leadership on this issue. We have also been joined by another dynamic member of the freshman class, who has taken the Capitol by storm with her…

Mr. Speaker, it's an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to stand here once again and to anchor the Congressional Black Caucus Special Order with my distinguished colleague from the Silver State, Steven Horsford. For the next 60…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from New York? There was no objection.