We hear a lot of talk, especially from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, about regulation of being by definition Federal overreach.

I too do want to just agree with my colleague, Representative Grijalva, about my concern of accountability for charter schools.

Today I rise to celebrate the 107th anniversary of the NAACP, an organization dedicated to eradicating racism and injustice in the United States. Since its founding in 1909, the NAACP has been a constant voice in the fight for civil…

It is important that we move expeditiously to determine why, and why they have not requested the resources that are necessary to contain the sediment.

Lake Erie provides drinking water to millions, and supports thousands of jobs, and contributes over $1 billion to our local economies.

Despite the great progress made in reversing past environmental damage, we find ourselves locked in an ongoing battle over this seemingly non-controversial issue.

there are a lot of problems in our States that have nothing to do with flexibility, absolutely nothing.

I do believe that this bipartisan law will fulfill the Elementary and Secondary Education Act's promise to promote and protect the right to educational opportunity for all of the Nation's most vulnerable children.

I am pleased to be here today to discuss the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act.

I just wish that my colleagues would fight as much for those with no choice as they do for those who have a choice.

I am certainly hopeful they will be on my side as it relates to making sure that we are accountable for the dollars that we take from taxpayers.

They want public money but they want freedom. Is that what you said? They should not report on tax dollars?

I wish we would spend as much time on the schools that educate 95 percent of all our children than the schools that represent 5 percent.

Each February our nation takes time to reflect on the countless contributions African Americans have made to this country's history. We celebrate innovators like Ohio District 11's own Langston Hughes, pioneers like astronaut Mae Jamison…

However, when the governor sought a waiver, he only sought it for rural communities. Does that make any sense to you at all?

Are you concerned about those as much as you are concerned about this?

We want the states to have these authorities, but then the states make decisions that are not based upon the highest need.

So that is why I am so afraid about doing something like block granting SNAP to states, because they make those kinds of decisions.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I just want to say that there is no one in this Congress who works harder and puts in more time trying to find a way to come back and eradicate poverty than Barbara Lee. It is my pleasure and my…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank both the chair and ranking member for their leadership. It has been a privilege to work on this with both of you. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to express my strong support for the reauthorization of…

I am proud to stand with the Ohio delegation this evening to thank you, Mr. Speaker, for your 24 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and for your lifetime of public service. You have served this Nation and the people of Ohio with…

The importance of CTE cannot be overstated. Its programs equip our Nation's students with the skills they need to succeed.

America once again needs to build and make things. We have always been the Nation that everyone looked to for quality.

The importance of CTE cannot be overstated--its programs equip our nation's students with the skills they need to succeed in a rapidly evolving 21st century economy.

We need to continue to be the best by making sure we have a workforce that is able to keep us on the top.