I mean, the NCAA also doesn't want these young people to be able to make a living, the little bit that they can, as well.

I am working with some of my colleagues across the aisle on a bipartisan bill which would expand eligibility for the Pell Grant program to early college and dually enrolled high school students.

If every high school student was graduating either with college credits in their back pocket or industry certification, then I would feel much better about where they are going to be able to--what they are going to be able to do long-term.

the Ryan budget is not fiscally or morally sound. It fails the test of even a budget.

I thank you for yielding. As chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, I am proud to once again propose a fiscally sound and morally responsible alternative budget. The CBC has a long history of introducing an alternative budget that…

This week, the House begins deliberations on the majority's budget for fiscal year 2015, better known as the Ryan budget. Sadly, it is reminiscent of the same misguided policy proposals rejected by the American people time after time. A…

I believe that apprenticeships are a good way to create career pathways and improve an individual's earning potential.

You have a great deal of turnover--it is a possibility for a great deal of turnover?

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to thank Congressman Jeffries and Horsford for organizing this Special Order hour to celebrate Women's History Month. Throughout the month of March, we highlight the important role women have…

I thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I thank you all for being here today. Thank you for your testimony.

Child care is a very important issue in this country for working people, in particular especially for poor working parents.

One of the worst things I think you can do to a young person is admit them to a university for which they are unprepared to succeed.

Now, some of us are committed to righting these wrongs. Unfortunately, comprehensive immigration reform and the DREAM Act remain stalled in the House.

These are students who are educated in our schools, who pledge allegiance to our flag, and who yearn for the ability to work towards the American Dream.

Youth who are here getting a good education and good training are much less likely to be involved in what the Children's Defense Fund calls the cradle to prison pipeline.

With the bipartisan reauthorization of the Perkins Act, we must guarantee equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from the CTE programs.

As our economy continues to experience high levels of unemployment and a flat labor participation rate, now is not the time to further decimate vital assistance to those who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. I will not…

Well, certainly I disagree.

Policymakers have a serious responsibility to ensure student loans increase opportunity, not limit future success.

I have a resolution at the desk previously noticed under rule IX. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the resolution. The Clerk read as follows: Whereas on March 5, 2014, during a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight…

Under rule IX, I hereby give notice of my intention to offer a question of the privileges of the House. The form of the resolution is as follows: Whereas on March 5, 2014, during a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and…

I want to thank my colleagues Congressmen Jeffries and Congressman Horsford for once again leading the Congressional Black Caucus Special Order Hour. As a result of your leadership, the Congressional Black Caucus continues to discuss…

Thank you so very much, and thank you for yielding. I want to especially say this evening that as we talk about women, we are anchored tonight by two women, Congresswoman Beatty, of course, from the great State of Ohio, and Congresswoman…

Let me begin by thanking Democratic Leader Pelosi for her confidence in me in appointing me as her representative to the farm bill committee. I thank Representatives Peterson and Lucas and Senators Stabenow and Cochran for their leadership…

Today I rise to commemorate the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson's war on poverty. In 1964, President Johnson stood in this Chamber and addressed a Congress that represented a nation where more than 25 percent of Americans…