If I had some of the charts showing where some of the wealthiest districts are in the Nation, where, despite the turmoil of '08 and the financial crisis, where prices of real estate continue to rise, where revenues continue to go up, it…

It was my impression that this House had put an end to earmarks, and yet the Transportation-HUD appropriations bill contains $125 million solely for the benefit of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, also known as WMATA…

The gentleman first begins his comments by attacking my motives in this matter, saying that--what did he say? I do not care about lines such as Metro or the people it serves. I would ask the gentleman, who's not paying any attention to me…

At this time, I would like to withdraw my amendment and urge my colleagues to support the underlying Student Success Act. Amendment No. 21 Offered by Mr. Broun of Georgia The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 21…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 475, after line 19, insert the following new section: ``SEC. 5530. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING STATE…

I wish to thank Chairman Kline for his leadership on the legislation today and on the entire issue that he brings before Congress now. Chairman Kline has three notable goals when drafting the Student Success Act: restoring local control…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia. The President's unilateral refusal to implement ObamaCare's employer mandate for 1 year presents us with a question: Can the President suspend a law that was enacted by Congress and signed into law by…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. I also want to thank the gentleman from Delaware (Mr. Carney), the gentleman also from Texas (Mr. Conaway) and the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Scott), who all, along with us, were able to work…

I thank the gentleman from Texas, and the bipartisan manner from Mr. Carney and Mr. Scott as well, working together to get this bill passed. And I am welcome to the debate that we are having here, but I do find it amazingly ironic that I…

Finally, in a formal Statement of Administration Policy, the administration argues that the bill will somehow slow down implementation of title VII. This can't be further from the truth. By requiring the agencies to work together and put…

The TSA is not just for airports anymore. For years the TSA has deployed Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response, or VIPR teams, to conduct literally thousands upon thousands of unannounced, random sweeps of mass transit locations…

So I agree with the gentleman that we should add confidence to our travelers; but I would ask the gentleman from Texas what confidence can we have in a program that, by its own admission, says they have not foiled a singular terrorist…