On the recordFebruary 26, 2015
Thank you, Mr. Ranking Member, for yielding. Mr. Chair, I want to thank Representative Davis and Representative Joyce Beatty for offering this amendment. The savings clause is an important feature of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and I appreciate the bipartisan effort of my colleagues to reinstate it. The Student Success Act should respect collective bargaining agreements and memoranda of understanding that have been negotiated across this country. I commend the Representatives for their work to make sure that this legislation we are debating does not interfere with local laws or agreements, and I ask my colleagues to join me in supporting this amendment.
