Nick Rahall: “Today's Lumbee youth should not have to graduate from their classroom only to discover a world of social and political…”

I am honored to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. Kirkpatrick), a true leader on veterans issues and a member of the VA conference committee.

this committee is where the future of this country is at, in my opinion.

It is my honor to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer), a former member of our powerful House Transportation Committee, who decided to go to the esteemed Ways and Means Committee.

In good times and bad, one constant remains here on Capitol Hill. The Congress of the United States continues to attract some of the brightest minds and most eager spirits our country's colleges and universities can produce. They are our…