I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 218, noes 213, not voting 3, as follows: [Roll No. 423] AYES--218…

The ESEA passed in 1965 because States and localities were not equitably funding the schools. The ESEA required the money to be spent primarily in the areas with a concentration of low-income families. If this amendment passes, we can…

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 reserve the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from North Carolina yielded back the balance of his time. Did the gentleman intend to reserve?

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, more than 60 years ago, in Brown vs. Board of Education, the Supreme Court talked about the value of education when it said that, these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be…

On rollcall No. 388, had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' ____________________

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…

50 years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced from the White House Rose Garden that enrollment would begin for an early childhood education program called Project Head Start. For the last half century, Head Start has been more…

I insert for the Record two letters, one from Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the other from over 20 organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League, Catholics for Choice, People for the American Way, United…

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

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

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.

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

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

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 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…

I thank the gentlewoman for her courtesy in extending additional time, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, there is a percentage of the economy, the Republican underlying budget is 40 percent lower than the…

The rule that is subject to this resolution creates no substantive change in the law. It just requires that an election be timely. We have heard this 11-day myth. Let me just go through a little about that myth and how you get to the 11…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on passage of the joint resolution will be followed by a 5- minute vote on agreeing to the…

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 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.

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