John Kuhl: “on rollcall No. 8, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________”

I rise to recognize the sesquicentennial of one of the greatest educational institutions in my district of upstate New York, Elmira College. Elmira College turned 150 years old on October 2, just a couple of days ago this year. Elmira…

H.R. 4981, as amended, reauthorizes the National Dam Safety Program for 5 years through fiscal year 2011. It makes minor improvements to the national inventory of dams. The existing program authorization expires in just 3 days at the end…

for the last several years my colleagues on the Education and Labor Committee have worked to renew, and indeed improve, the Higher Education Act. Last Congress, we passed H.R. 609, the College Access and Opportunity Act, which made…

in closing let me say that this bill is a bill that makes a difference between life and death. It is one that all of our colleagues should be supporting, and I recommend its support.