Todd Russell Platts

And public education, and one of our colleagues who we both had the privilege to serve under when he was chair of our committee as well.

A key to our success was having an educated citizenry if we were to be an effective democracy.

If we have extra money let's keep our word first to the public schools.

I do not support vouchers that take money out of the public school system, first of all because we promised 40 percent of special ed, 1975, and we are funding less than 20 percent of that commitment.

I am the lead Republican with Mr. Donnelly on the America Works Act, which is to then promote the--what has been discussed here to some degree already--the nationally recognized, very portable skill credentials.

My concern is that the president's budget proposal is trying to reinvent the wheel at the expense of proven and critically needed Perkins programs.

We have to provide much greater transparency so young people and their families can make good choices.

Access to affordable, quality education--basic education and higher education--is key to us remaining that land of opportunity

I was opposed to the bill in total, I don't want to dismiss or contend that there are not aspects of it that I think are wise and good policy going forward.

Congress, we are not going to let Medicare provider reimbursements drop 25 percent or more now, or I would contend, ever, because of what it would mean to seniors getting access.

I think our commitment needs to be to public education.

I believe in choice within the public school system, but we are the land of opportunity because of access to a quality education for every child.

Well, maybe we need to shame these States into doing a better job of protecting the American people's money.

I think the American taxpayers have a right to know which States are doing it well and which States are not.

It just is, to me, incredible that someone who knowingly, intentionally a company defrauded the American people to the tune of tens of millions and if not more.

When it comes to a victim of a crime, we need to make that a priority.

I think it is a way of ensuring that the assistance is available, but ensuring that any, if we want to say, profit or excess funds that are generated by it are put back into investing in the students.

I have always looked at our nation as being the land of opportunity. And one of the keys to being the land of opportunity is access to a great education.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would just like to add my words of great thanks to Chairman Young, who has been a great leader in doing right by our men and women in uniform in all fashion, and especially those who have suffered…

We should perform the best we can today while embracing change so we can perform even better in the future.

To focus on the prosecution of these criminals who engage in this fraudulent conduct to make sure that the message is sent that if you defraud the American taxpayer, the American people, you are going to be held accountable.

What we have seen is this administration go backwards.

We should be better prioritizing protecting the labor affairs of American workers.

I rise in humble and solemn support for House Resolution 32. I also rise to express my heartfelt gratitude to our distinguished Speaker... It was also an attack on one of the most important cornerstones of our form of representational…