Bobby Scott

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), the distinguished Democratic leader.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Early childhood education programs have been studied. Those high- quality programs increase achievement, increase the graduation rates, increase future employment, decrease crime, decrease teen…

In closing, Mr. Chairman, it is a great sense of Congress on the free exercise, but it ignores the Establishment Clause. I yield back the balance of my time.

Just to remind people that students ought to be able to attend their public schools, free from unwarranted proselytization or coercion. We have the Establishment Clause, as well as the Free Exercise Clause, and as public employees exercise…

Would the Chair advise how much time is available on both sides? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Texas has 2 minutes remaining.

This would require that the money that is appropriated under ESEA go to the purpose for which it was appropriated, and that is education. This amendment focuses the money and makes sure it goes to where it is supposed to go, and therefore…

I claim the time in opposition, although I am not in opposition. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Collins of Georgia). Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I just want to reiterate that the Commonwealth of Virginia had received a waiver without accepting, without being involved in Common Core. We need to make sure that we have meaningful, high standards so that when someone graduates from…

I thank the gentleman from Tennessee for this great amendment. I know, working with him on the Committee on the Judiciary for many years, that he is a strong supporter of crime prevention initiatives; and restorative justice and conflict…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Chair, copyright law is a complicated field, and any guidance we can give teachers and parents in how to avoid copyright infringement and refrain from unintentional or intentional piracy would be…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. This amendment will make evidence-based prevention approaches a reality. We all know that many evidence-based approaches save more money than they cost. This will allow the private sector to make those…

I ask to claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank the gentleman for his amendment. I support the important work being done by afterschool, before school, and summer programs. These programs have been proven to increase academic achievement…

I would hope that we would follow the guidance of the business and the civil rights communities and oppose the amendment offered by my distinguished colleague from Virginia. We oppose the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The…

For those reasons I would oppose this amendment and reserve the balance of my time.

I think the case has been made for the growth model as opposed to the static model. It is much fairer. It gives credit where credit is due, as the gentleman from New York has said. Some teachers produce 2 and sometimes 3 years' growth in 1…

If ours is the position of the underlying bill, and they are trying to amend it, who has the right to close? The Acting CHAIR. A member of the committee controlling time in true opposition would have the right to close.

I don't have any additional speakers, Mr. Chairman, but I believe I have the right to close. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Wisconsin has the right to close. Parliamentary Inquiry

I claim time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

We have no further requests for time. I want to thank all of the sponsors of the legislation for bringing it forward, this and the other two bills that we have also considered. I urge my colleagues to support the legislation. Mr. Speaker…

I have no further requests for time. I would like to thank the chief sponsor and other supporters of the legislation, and I urge my colleagues to support the legislation. I yield back the balance of my time.

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We are going to have to explore, Mr. Chairman, reasons and ways in which we are going to change and look at this criminal justice system in a very different kind of way because it is not the same for all people.

What we are experiencing every night in this country now is no longer just a fashionable thing, if you will.

I must also thank the thousands of dedicated DEA employees who enforce our laws every day, many of whom are putting their lives on the line to do so.