Let's be clear that States and localities were given the authority and flexibility but they were not given a waiver.

We all agree that fulfilling the promise of Every Student Succeeds Act rests on successful implementation that honors Congress' long-standing commitment and intent of the ESEA.

I am proud of the role the House Democrats played in producing a new K-12 education law that I believe will fulfill the ESEA's original promise as a fundamental civil rights law.

I thank Congresswoman Watson Coleman for her leadership in coordinating this Special Order, and thank you to the Michigan Representatives who have been working so hard to try to respond to this tragedy. Madam Speaker, there will be a lot…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, the House of Representatives has attempted to dismantle the law 62 times. Today is number 63, to repeal a major portion of the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3231, the Federal Intern Protection Act. This bill would amend title 5 of the U.S. Code to extend protections against discrimination and harassment to unpaid…

I want to thank the gentleman from New York and the gentlewoman from Ohio for organizing tonight's Special Order to focus on the toll that gun violence has taken on communities across America and, especially, the disproportionate impact it…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1927, the so-called Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act. In 2013, in Butler v. Sears, Judge Posner of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals spoke critically…

I thank Mrs. Watson Coleman for her leadership on all of these issues, particularly education. There is a growing bipartisan understanding that in order for our Nation's children, especially those in low-income communities, to fulfill…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. The House is yet to take another vote in 60 seconds to demonstrate its relentless fixation on systematically destroying the Affordable Care Act. More specifically, we must vote on a budget reconciliation…

Could you advise us how much time is still available on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Minnesota has 14\1/2\ minutes remaining.

May I inquire how much time is remaining on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia has 7 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Minnesota has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I thank the chair for his cooperation and hard work, and I urge our Members to support the bill. I yield back the balance of my time.

I am honored to endorse the conference report on S. 1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act. We have certainly come a long way since we were on the floor debating H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, earlier this year. I had sincere objections to…

I want to thank the gentlewoman from Illinois and the gentleman from New Jersey for organizing this Special Order tonight. It takes a lot of work and a lot of time to organize these efforts, and I want to thank them both for the time and…

Could you tell us how much time remains on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Marchant). The gentleman from Virginia has 12 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Tennessee has 21\1/4\ minutes remaining.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the King amendment. This amendment would prohibit the application and payment of prevailing wages provided under the Davis-Bacon Act for funds expended on…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle D of title I of division A, add the following: SEC. __. USE OF MODELING AND…

This is a fairly simple amendment that I offer with my Virginia colleague, Randy Forbes. It simply encourages the use of modeling and simulation technology in designing and analyzing federally funded transportation projects so that those…

Well, it doesn't matter which bill moves. The question is whatever moves ought to have the elements of prevention and early intervention, ought to have diversion, and if you only deal with sentencing in the Federal system, you are not…

I would like to thank the gentlewoman from Illinois for all of her strong work in criminal justice. She has been fighting since she first got here. That is certainly appreciated and has made quite a difference. As you have indicated, this…

I thank the gentlewoman for organizing this Special Order so that we can talk about many aspects of the criminal justice system. You have asked us to talk about the militarization of communities, also what we can do to improve policing and…

There are 30 States that have reduced crime and saved money. Texas was one of the first because they were looking at a $2 billion appropriation request to keep up with the slogans and sound bites that they had enacted in mass…

The second chance idea is that people who get out of prison ought to be supported. The little money you spend on support pales in consideration to what usually happens. They get out, they can't find a job, they can't do anything, and they…

I thank Mrs. Watson Coleman for all of her work, particularly the work she has done in New Jersey when she was in the State legislature and now in Congress. I want to thank the Congressional caucus for holding this Special Order on the…