Chaka Fattah

We still have a need, as the President has laid out, to return the Nation to being the number-one nation in the world producing college-educated adults.

That in the Nixon school finance commission, in its summary, it said that as long as we have a property-based funded school system, poor children in our country are going to disproportionately fail.

I authored it some 17 years ago. Millions of young people have benefited.

We at one point had a lot of back and forth.

Your leadership has been extraordinary.

This is a special day. This is probably the first day that I would have preferred to have been a member of the chairman's committee rather than of the Appropriations Committee. The committee should be congratulated for its great work on…

I would be happy to concur with the chair's every utterance on this amendment that we will work together and help facilitate what I think is a very righteous effort on behalf of Congressman Jeffries to protect the rights of all Americans…

We have arrived at our final moment in this bill where my colleague from New York, who is an extraordinary Member, has a very important amendment to offer. I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment Offered by Mr. Jeffries

An amendment was passed, King No. 077, and passed by a voice vote. I requested a recorded vote. I ask unanimous consent that my request for a recorded vote on the amendment that it be withdrawn and allow the voice vote on which it passed…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Vacating Demand for Recorded Vote on Amendment Offered by Mr…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment even though my opposition is not as apparent as it might otherwise be. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes.

Reclaiming my time, I appreciate your answering my question. So what I hear is that you held some hearings, that you have legislation, that you are making progress, and that the administration has already curtailed some of these practices…

Let me restate my question. Is there legislation coming forward that would end the practice?

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes. {time} 1715

I think that the hopes of having some bipartisan support for this bill is waning. I think it is very unfortunate that we are now at a point where we are trying to intrude in an entirely different area of the President's prerogatives. He…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa will be postponed. {time} 1645 Amendment Offered by Mr. King of Iowa

I rise in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank the gentleman, and if he would continue to yield, we can continue for one second. Because I know that you appreciate the construction of our government and the way the Constitution framed it. It is not the law of the land that one…

So when the gentleman references the Congress acting three times, when you say ``the Congress,'' do you mean both Houses of the Congress? Or, are you referring to one House?

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Duncan of South Carolina

If the oceans die, it is impossible for us to live. The Pew Foundation in Philadelphia has put hundreds of millions of dollars behind efforts around ocean science. My friend, Gerry Lenfest, has put a lot of his own fortune behind this…

Can I inquire how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Who has the right to close? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has the right to close.

I make a point of order against the amendment because it proposes to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriation bill and, therefore, violates clause 2 of rule XXI. The Acting CHAIR. Does any other Member wish to be…