I rise in support of H.R. 362, and yield myself such time as I may consume for an opening statement. In 2005, the National Academies assembled a blue-ribbon committee of national leaders in academia, business and government to address…

The Noyce program at the National Science Foundation has up to now required scholarship recipients to teach in high-need schools. H.R. 362 substantially expands the program, scaling it up from fewer than 1,000 pre-service STEM teachers per…

let me say I can understand the concerns of the opponent of this amendment. There are programs that are similar in the Department of Education. Let me point out only 15 percent of the graduates in the United States receive a degree in…

I want to concur with my friend from Texas in terms of his concern about coal being a part of the overall package of dealing with energy independence. He is absolutely right, and I think everyone in this body recognizes that clean coal…

What is silly is pretending to be a fiscal conservative while you are continuing to waste the taxpayers' dollars talking about an amendment that has been accepted. That is what is silly.

Let me tell you what, I have just been through 3 hours of a hearing, 3 hours, where representatives of the IPCC, which represents 113 nations including the United States, came before us and said after 5 years of study, 30,000 comments, 600…

This is a silly story, and I think it's been unfair to the Speaker. What happened in the wake of September 11 is that the Department of Defense, in order to protect the Speaker, began offering aircraft to the Speaker of the House of…

Interesting, Mr. Chairman, the report of this amendment has reached the White House. I would like to report to you the official statement from the White House just given by Tony Snow. Quoting Mr. Snow, ``This is a silly story. I think it's…

It certainly is nice to see a good bipartisan piece of legislation pass through this House. It is a good way to start. I appreciate the cooperation of everybody involved. In closing, I want to say that this targeted bill can help every…

You know, most of my life I have heard of red herrings. Today, I got to hear about a red tuna. It is amazing to me to think that the opponents of this bill could categorize it as sending money overseas. The fact of the matter is what we…

As a father of a 5-year-old daughter, I am deeply concerned about the future of our country. I am concerned that our children could be the first generation of Americans that do not have a better quality of life than their parents. I am…

Holly is an exceptional young lady who will represent the state well in the upcoming national contest.

Holly, the daughter of Bobby and Sarah Lane, is a talented eighth-grade student at Avery Trace Middle School.

I congratulate Holly for her many accomplishments and wish her the best of luck when she travels to Orlando in November.

The question here is not should prisoners have education. The State and Federal Governments are already spending half a billion dollars to educate prisoners. The question is: Is the Pell Grant an efficient way to do that? The Department of…

Just because one blind hog may occasionally find an acorn does not mean many other blind hogs will. The same principle applies to giving Federal Pell grants to prisoners. Certainly there is an occasional success story, but when virtually…

the widow of a small-town vice-principal called me last month and asked how in the world the man who murdered her husband can be eligible for a Pell grant while her now fatherless daughter is struggling to pay her way through school. I…