I hope you will consider programs that meaningfully close race and income-based gaps in attainment and build a more equitable society for all.

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

I have an amendment at the desk made available by the rule. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: Sec…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in support of the SECURE Act, a bipartisan proposal to address our Nation's retirement security crisis. Several of the bill's provisions are under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Education…

There is a consensus, a growing consensus that we ought to allow Pell grants to help finance these short term programs but there is a lot of concern that we want to make sure they only go to quality programs.

I thank Dr. Schrier and Mr. Comer for sponsoring this important legislation. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, or Stronger CAPTA. Congress has a vital role in helping States…

Today is a historic day. Sixty- five years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that racially segregated schools were inherently unequal and, therefore, unconstitutional. Today is also a historic day for the…

Do I have the right to close? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman enjoys the right to close.

May I inquire as to how much time each side has remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 45 seconds remaining. The gentlewoman from North Carolina has 1 minute remaining.

Too often, we forget what our healthcare system was like before we passed the Affordable Care Act. Before the ACA, healthcare costs were skyrocketing; insurers could deny people coverage if they had a preexisting condition; policies did…

I reserve a point of order on the motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Foxx of North Carolina moves to recommit the bill…

I include in the Record a letter from the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers in support of this legislation. International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers, AFL-CIO & CLC, Washington, DC, March…

I would like to inquire how much time I have left. The CHAIR. The gentleman has 2 minutes remaining.

I withdraw my reservation of my point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The reservation of a point of order is withdrawn.

Registered Apprenticeships have stood the test of time there is no place where they make the better point than in my district with the Apprentice School at the Newport News Shipbuilding.

I thank the gentlewoman for providing me the opportunity to say some kind words about Danny Weiss. I want to recognize Danny as a true model of a public servant. From Riverdale, New York, he wasted no time coming to Washington and leaving…

I am proud to cosponsor the Child Care for Working Families Act, introduced by my friend, Chairman Bobby Scott.

Congress has the power to remove these barriers, to level the playing field for working families.

The failure of the Central States Plan would result in the loss of 50,000 jobs in 2025.

This is not just a problem for the workers and businesses, this is a problem for the Federal Government.

Lack of affordable child care and paid leave are not 'some of us' problems. They are 'all of us' problems.

If retirees see their pensions cut to essentially zero they will become reliant on social safety net programs.

The worse thing we can do from the Federal Government point of view is nothing.

I am proud to be one of the leading supporters of this bill.

As we consider the so-called bailout, we have to recognize that we are on the hook, that the Butch Lewis bill...