Bobby Scott

A child with an incarcerated father is more likely to be suspended from school than a peer without an incarcerated father.

We cannot have a Nation where we are raising children of incarcerated adults, which is happening now.

We think we have gotten rid of debtors prison, but it is alive and well in our Nation.

We cannot--we cannot--perpetuate a system in which people have nowhere to go other than a life of crime.

I commend the President for his actions yesterday to commute the sentences of 46 drug offenders whose punishments did not match the crimes committed.

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 North Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 47 Offered by Mr. Salmon The Acting CHAIR…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act…

To me, it seems like a solution in search of a problem.

Basically, going from the current $5 million to $20 million, essentially, you know, quadrupling the current standard, would be financially devastating.

We have introduced the Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2015.

Your work really means life or death for many mine workers, so we appreciate your work.

To the friends and families of these 29 miners, please know that we continue to remember your loss and are committed to taking steps to prevent tragedies like this in the future.

That is why yesterday I joined with Ranking Member Bobby Scott to reintroduce the Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act.

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 North Carolina will be postponed. {time} 1445 Amendment No. 3 in the Nature of a Substitute…

Could you advise us of the time remaining on both sides. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from Tennessee has 6\3/4\ minutes remaining.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Norcross).

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Ellison).

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Pocan), a member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Bonamici), a member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Wilson), the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

We see the great progress we have made in getting more of our low and middle-income students to go into college beginning to slow.

The Pell Grants, as I understand it, many years ago paid about 85 percent of the cost of attending a state college; now it is under a third.

I would like to take a moment to thank my staff and would like to introduce a list of the staff members who have worked hard on this bill: Denise Forte, Jacque Chevalier, Christian Haines, Kelly Broughan, Scott Groginsky, Ashlyn…

Can you remind us how much time we have left? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Minnesota has 30 seconds remaining. The gentleman from Virginia has 30 seconds remaining.

Could you state again how much time is left? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.