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 thank the gentlelady for yielding. Mr. Chairman, the purpose of ESEA is to increase resources to an education, especially focused on areas of high poverty. The underlying bill limits the amount of money that can be spent under the bill…

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.

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.

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…

The gentleman from Texas has raised some good points about data privacy with this amendment. The Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education held a hearing on data privacy in the digital age earlier this month, and I think we are…

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

This amendment is not necessary because there is no prohibition against people withdrawing from Common Core. I think we need to say a few things about Common Core. It is not a national or a Federal initiative. It is State led. States…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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…

Could you advise how much time is available to both parties? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 15 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Minnesota has 13 minutes remaining.

How much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Abraham). The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kline) has 4 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott) has 4 minutes remaining.

I just want to state for the record that graduation rates have been up since No Child Left Behind was passed. Black and Latino children are doing better, so it has been working, but we need to continue to improve. Mr. Chairman, I would…

I enter into the Record letters in opposition from the following organizations: the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Diabetes Association, and the American Public Health Association. February 3, 2015. House of…

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 239, noes 186, not voting 8, as follows: [Roll No. 58] AYES--239 Abraham…

I enter into the Record the following letters in opposition: one from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare, another from Easter Seals, another from the AFL-CIO, and another from the SEIU. February 2, 2015. House of…

And I rise in opposition to H.R. 596. As the new ranking member on the Committee on Education and the Workforce, I know that protecting access to affordable health care for America's workers and families is a high priority. Despite scare…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I rise in opposition to H.R. 285, the SAVE Act. While I support the underlying goal of ensuring that those who facilitate sex trafficking through advertising are prosecuted to the full extent of the…

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.

How much time is available on this side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia has 8\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise against the underlying bill. Mr. Chairman, we have heard a lot about job growth. We just want to remind people that our economy has experienced job growth in excess of 200,000 for 11 consecutive…

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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 252, noes 172, not voting 5, as follows: [Roll No. 14] AYES--252 Abraham…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the gentlemen from the other side of the aisle have already voted over 50 times to roll back the Affordable Care Act. This is one more attempt. More than 150 million Americans get their…