I would just like to say that youth workers--we have heard about youth workers--should not be paid less for the same work than anyone else. Several of my colleagues have pointed out that there may be a $9 billion loss in income. According…

I remind my colleague from Texas that a vote against this bill is a vote to deny about 30 percent of the workers in his district in Texas an average raise of about $3,800 a year. I also will point out that the same CBO report that he cited…

I remind my colleague that his vote against this bill is a vote to deny about 41 percent of the workers in his district in South Carolina a raise of about $3,800 a year. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms…

I remind my colleague that his vote against the bill is a vote to deny about 34 percent of the workers in his district in Pennsylvania an average raise of $3,200, and that, in fact, wages for low-income workers have been going up, but only…

I remind my colleague that his vote against this bill is a vote to deny about 41 percent of the workers in his district in Tennessee an average raise of about $3,700 a year. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from North…

I remind my colleague that his vote against this bill is a vote to deny about 32 percent of the workers in his district in Michigan an average raise of about $2,300 a year. And in the CBO report that he cited, three of the most recent…

I remind my colleague that his vote against this bill is a vote to deny about 37 percent of the workers in his district in Alabama an average wage of about $3,700 a year. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr…

As the gentleman has suggested, his vote against the bill is a vote to deny about 43 percent of the workers in his district in Pennsylvania an average raise of $3,900 a year, while the tax bill that he supported, 80 percent of the benefits…

I remind my colleague that his vote against this bill is a vote to deny 41 percent of the workers in his district in Georgia an average raise of about $3,800 a year, and I don't think they are laughing about that. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2…

I remind my colleague that a vote against this bill is a vote to deny about 37 percent of workers in her district of North Carolina a raise of about $3,800 a year. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms…

I remind my colleague that his vote against the bill is a vote to deny about 38 percent of the workers in his district in Pennsylvania an average wage of about $3,300 a year. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California…

May I inquire as to how much time is left on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia has 10\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from North Carolina has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I remind my colleague that his vote against this bill is a vote to deny about 35 percent of the workers in his district in Pennsylvania an average raise of about $3,200 a year. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from…

We are considering the Raise the Wage Act later this week. That proposal will gradually increase the Federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, and after that, adjust for inflation. I thank the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Horsford) for…

One of the problems we have now is that the definition of victim has been changed around.

Woman, I rise in support of this amendment. It is a straightforward amendment transferring $13 million from the Federal Prisoner Detention account to support local delinquency prevention grants authorized under the Juvenile Justice and…

Woman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx).

Woman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 32, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $13,000,000)''. Page 57, line 10…

Woman, investments in prevention can avoid the necessity for incarceration. Texas found this out several years ago when their appropriations committee was told that they needed to come up with $2 billion--one State--$2 billion in prison…

What other best practices can you speak to that you have implemented that helped you achieve these results and specifically to closing that gap?

Students of color also suffer disproportionately lower graduation rates.

State disinvestment in higher education has forced students and families to shoulder more of the cost of college.

Because of the rising cost of college and weakening power of Pell Grants, too many low-income students either cannot afford to enroll in postsecondary education or cannot afford to complete their programs.

Congress has a responsibility to explore innovative strategies that provide more students the support they need to complete college and reach their full potential.

Our higher education system must give every student the opportunity to be on the right side of this trend.