House Proceeding on Mar 9th, 2009 :: 0:32:30 to 0:52:30
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Speech By: Jason Altmire

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Jason Altmire: affirmative, the -- ms. woolsey: mr. speaker. i on that i question the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are

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Lynn C. Woolsey: ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. for what purpose doe gentlewoman from califnia

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Speech By: Lynn C. Woolsey

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Lynn C. Woolsey: rise? ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.res. 222. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 222, resolution congratulating the national assessment governing board on its 20th anniversary in measuring student academic achievement.

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Lynn C. Woolsey: the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from california, ms. woolsey, and the gentleman from kentucky, mr. guthrie, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous materials on h.res.

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Lynn C. Woolsey: 222 into the record. the speaker pro temp without objection. ms. woolsey: that, mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. -- with that, mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. woolsey: i rise in support of h.res. 222, which recognizes the 20th anniversary of the national assessment governing board. the national assessment

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Lynn C. Woolsey: governing board is a bipartisan, independent federal board that sets policy for the national assessment of education progress or naep. naep assessments are referred to as the nation's report card because these tests are t principle source of data on student achievement nationwide. naep is a connelly authorized

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Lynn C. Woolsey: project of the national center the governing board, created by congress in 1988, is made up of governors, state legislators, state and school officials, educators and researchers. all of whom oversee naep, idtify subjects to be tested

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Lynn C. Woolsey: and govern reporting of test reports. when congress established the governing board, we instructed that it be bipartisan and that it be independent. and it has lived up to these expectations and our -- and the origina the naep assessment has been invaluable on reporting the

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Lynn C. Woolsey: achievements of students at grades four, eight and 12 in reading, math matics, science, u.s. history, geography and other subjects. the naep state-by-state assessments which are administered to snuents grades four, eight have also been helpful in charting what our

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Lynn C. Woolsey: students know and providing information on a path forward based on real results. this year, mr. speaker, the governing board commemorates 20 years of learning and assessment. to mark this anniversary, the governing board plans to examine the im the past two decades and look ahead to see how the assessment

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Lynn C. Woolsey: can continue to play a vital role in measuring student achievement in the future. in order to highlight these priorities, the board will host a krch to discuss the achievement -- conference to discuss the achievement gap and work preparedness with education and policy experts. the governing board has served an important role the condition and progress of

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Lynn C. Woolsey: american education for 20 years. i thank the governing board for its outstanding service to the nation and improving elementary and secondary education. mr. speaker, o express my national assessment and i urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing their 20th

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Brett Guthrie: anniversary. i also want to thank the gentleman from delaware, mr. castle, for bringing this bill to the floor. and i urge my colleagues to support this resolution. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves her time. the gentleman from kentucky. mr. guthrie: i yield myself such time as i may consume.

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Speech By: Brett Guthrie

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Brett Guthrie: the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. guthrie: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of house resolution 222, which congratulates the national assessment governing board on its 20th anniversary in measuring student academic achievement. over the last two decades, the governing board has served an important role in determining the process of the public education system.

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Brett Guthrie: the national assessment governing board was created in congress in 1988 to naep which is commonly known as the nation's report card. it was established as an independent bipartisan board so that the nation's assessment system will be conducted independently and free from inappropriate influences and special interests.

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Brett Guthrie: the governing board is currently made up of 26 members, including governors, state legislators, educators, researchers, business representatives and members of the general public in overseeing the nation's report card. it identifies subjects to be assessed, determines the content d achievement level and approves all assessment

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Brett Guthrie: questions. it is also -- it also works to inform the public about the nation's report card by communicating results to a wide range of americans, including elected officials and policymakers at the national, state and local levels. educators and the media. because of this important work, the nation's report card is one of the most widely respected assessment tools in the

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Brett Guthrie: country. in federal, state and local officials rely on them to get an accurate picture of the academic achievements levels of the students. in 2002, congress passed the education sciences reform act which re-authorized the activities of the governing board and largely maintained its independent and bipartisan nature.

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Brett Guthrie: while requiring states to take part every two years in its reading and mathematics assessment in grades four and eight in an effort to measure student performance. the bill continues the long standing practice that state participation in naep assessments are voluntarily. all students who participate in

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Brett Guthrie: naep do so on a voluntarily basis. house resolution 222 congratulates the national assessment governing board on its 20th anniversary in measuring student aacademic achievement and recognizes the governing board in improving elementary and secondary education.

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Brett Guthrie: i want to thank my colleague from delaware, mr. castle, for introducing this resolution. mr. castle serveon the governing board when he was governor of the first state and i want to thank him for his service and making sure that students have access to high

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Michael N. Castle: country. i ask all of my colleagues to i re time. the speaker pro tempo gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from california. ms. reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky. mr. guthrie: mr. speaker, i yield as much time as he may

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Speech By: Michael N. Castle

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Michael N. Castle: consume to the gentleman from delaware, mr. castle. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from delaware is recognized. mr. castle: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman from kentucky for yielding. i'd like to thank both of the speakers, ms. woolsey and the gentleman from kentucky for rationally eplaining a that not many people understand. i did have the opportunity and

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Michael N. Castle: the measure of serving on the nagb board for several years when i was governor of delaware. it's not easy work, by the way. i call it a pleasure but it involves a lot of difficult meetings. but the bottom line is, they do put together the national assessment for education progress, the naep tests, which are given universally as far as

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Michael N. Castle: the states are concerned in our country. and aras good a measuring device that we have for the progress of education from year to year. voluntarily but all -- voluntary but all states participate in it in grades four through eight and we can determine we've done somewhat better, perhaps a lot better

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Michael N. Castle: from year to year as we look at these tests. i can tell thaw those 26 people who change from time to time and come from a variety of backgrounds are all very dedicated to the concept of making this very apolitical, make sure that it's a fair standard and test for all those who are going to take it and make sure that all of the reporting requirements are met in a proper way.

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Michael N. Castle: and this goes through the secretary of education and is reported by them. i think they do a wonderful job with this. this to me is an important measuring stick. while congratulateary resolutions may not be important thing we do in the congress of the united states, i think recognizes --

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Michael N. Castle: recognizing a board like this that deals with preparing this kind of reporting and this kind of background for the testing is a very significant thing to do, to make sure they are being honored for an achievement which think is important in terms of dealing with education. all ous deal with education policy on a regular basis.

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Michael N. Castle: we know how important it is to understand that what we're doing is perhaps a step, a small step or large step in the right direction. and i think that the naep tests do that. for that reason i hope we could all support this resolution. again, i thank those who have spoken on the floor for their very thorough and excellent explanations of what nagb does

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Michael N. Castle: and what naep is all about. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky reserves his time. the gentlewoman from california. ms. woolsey: i reserve my time for closing remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky. mr. guthrie: mr. speaker, i have no other speakers, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Michael N. Castle: gentleman yields back his time. the gentlewoman from

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california. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support h.res. 222, congratulating the national assessment governing board. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: all time having expired, the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 222. those opposed, no.

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in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative -- ms. woolsey: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the rules are suspended -- the gentlewoman from california. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, on that i request the yeas and nays and the nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having

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arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior a proceedings on thi be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? mr. lynch: good speaker. mr. speaker, i move that the

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Stephen F. Lynch: house suspend the rules and pass the bill house resolution 131, with an amendment. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 131, a bill to establish the ronald reagan centennial commission. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. lynch, and the gentleman from california, mr. issa, will each control 20 minutes. the chair regnizes the

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Speech By: Stephen F. Lynch

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Stephen F. Lynch: gentleman from massachusetts. mr. lynch: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks . the speakepro tempore: without objection. mr. lynch: mr. speaker, as a

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Elton Gallegly: matter of courtesy, i'd like to offer the opportunity to my colleague from california, mr. issa, to address the house first. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. issa: i thank gentleman. in the same vain i'd like yield such time as he may consume to the author of the bill, mr. gallegly. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for as

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Speech By: Elton Gallegly

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Elton Gallegly: much time as he may consume. mr. gallegly: thank you very much, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in strong support of h.r. 131, the ronald reagan centennial commission act. to prepare for the upcoming anniversary of his 100th birthday on february 6, 2011, mr. blunt, mr. foster and i, along with over 130 co-sponsors from both parties introduced

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Elton Gallegly: this legislation creating the ronald reagan centennial commission to pay tribute to our 40th president. this commission is similar to the others created for presidents abraham lincoln, theodore roosevelt, franklin roosevelt, harry trume be and dwight eisenhower. this commission willevelop

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Elton Gallegly: plans and memorials to honor president reagan. these evts can take place all over the country from here in washington to his birthplace i illinois and to california where he lived most of his life. as a fellow californian, i have the great privilege of spending time with him when he first came to the house of

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Elton Gallegly: representatives in 1986. and his presidential library and burial place aren't far from my very own home. the great communicator spoke fothe american people, capturing the hearts of smalltown citizens and world leaders alike. service spanned over 50 years.

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Elton Gallegly: it began as a student leader, sports broadcaster in illinois and as an actor and long-time president of the screen actor's guilt -- guild. california enjed an econoc resurgence during his terms as governor and as president of the united states, hisegacy extraordinary. in eight short years, this president, ronald reagan,

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Elton Gallegly: presided over the international changes and ushered in unparalleled peace and prosperity. not only for our nation, but, mr. speaker, for the entire world. i want to thank chairman towns and ranking member issa, along with the respective staffs for their assistance in helping put this bill together. i also want to express my

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Elton Gallegly: appreciation to the speaker, majoritleader and minority leader on our side for their help in bringing the bill to the floor.

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Darrell E. Issa: mr. speaker, i ask my colleagu to join with me in supporting h.r. 131 and yield ba th the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields his time. the gentleman from >> i'll continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california.

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Speech By: Darrell E. Issa

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Darrell E. Issa: mr. issa: mr. speaker, republicans often talk of ronald reagan with a special reverence, but i believe that honoring his life in this centennial year of 2011 is much more about honoring the difference that presidents can make. whether it was james madison, thomas jefferson, abraham

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Darrell E. Issa: li franklin roosevelt, even eleanor roosevelt or harry truman, we have repeatedly honored presidents after their term, after their life, because it reminds americans that in fact we are a country that thank is both a democracy and a -- and led by an extive form of

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Darrell E. Issa: government. we don't have a parliamentary form of government, we have a strong, perhaps the strongest presidential form of government. we hope today that president obama will someday have a impact of his life at this very troubled time will be every bit as great as the impact was for ronald reagan who came to office in what could have been

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Darrell E. Issa: the continued era of the cold war and instead he helped end it. the commission that is being formed if we pass this here today and senate con .500s, will be composed of -- confirms will be composed of members of congress and individuals who have knowledge and expertiseof the life of ronald reagan, including childhood friends, clear individuals in hollywood

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Darrell E. Issa: who knew him well and, of course, some members of congress. 2011 will be a fitting time. we will be halfway through this president's time, we will be well into a recovery that we all trust and hope for today and we will be talking about the hope for the future and this will help america for cuss

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Darrell E. Issa: on the fact that hope for the -- focus on the fact that hope for the future and hard work, whether in the reagan administration or obama administration, is part of what each president brings when they address america, lead america and in fact influence the direction of this congress.

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Stephen F. Lynch: so with that i urge strong support for this bipartisan bill and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. lynch: thank you, mr. speaker, i yld myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lynch: mr. speaker, house

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Speech By: Stephen F. Lynch

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Stephen F. Lynch: resolution 131, the ronald reagan centennial commission act, creates a federal commission to honor and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of ronald reagan. the measure has been properly vetted and amended accordingly by the house oversight committee identical to the bill approved by the house in the last congress. however, in line with calls for a more fiscally responsible government, the only real

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Stephen F. Lynch: change to this year's bill is the inclusion of an amending section to prevent the expenditure of federal funds to carry out the work commission. ronald reagan was born in illinois in 1911. he moved to california where he became a successful hollywood actor and later the president of the screen actor's guild. on the screen he was best known

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Stephen F. Lynch: for portraying george gipp, a famous player who on his death bed urged his teammates to, quote, go out there with all they've got and win one for the gipper, closed quote. wie carry the name gipper and the balanced optimism for the remainder of his life. after serving two terms as the

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Stephen F. Lynch: 33rd governor of the state of ronald reagan was sworn in as our nation's 40th president. as we are all aware, mr. reagan would hold and serve as the commander in chief of our country for two terms between 1980 and 1988. known as the great communicator, president reagan

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Stephen F. Lynch: spoke ably and directly to the american people about the pressing issues of his time. he positioned the united states beacon of freedom and hope in the face of an oppressive soviet communist regime. while urging gorbachev to tear

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Stephen F. Lynch: down this wall or declaring it morning in america, president reagan threw his words and deeds into optimism. early in his presidency, president reagan said -- is said to have remarked that, do is go down in history as the president who caused american people to believe in themselves again, closed quote.

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Stephen F. Lynch: mr. speaker, i am sure that most people will agree that president reagan's optimism and -- in the face of great difficulty has great relevance today. as they are in harmony with president obama's current message of hope and renewal for our country. in the midst of our current challenges. i am confident that upon

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Stephen F. Lynch: re-enactive of h.r. 131, the ronald reagan centennial commison will be able to find ways to respectfully and appropriately honor and pay tribute to the accomplishments of one of america's recent and notable leaders, the late president ronald reagan. with that, mr. speaker, i stand in support of house resolution