>> my father teaches at holy cross in worcester and my mother doesn't teach any more. she taught at a number of different colleges before founding her own think tank at worcester that tells the city what it does wrong. >> what do they think about this book? >> i joke about my father. the book could have been confessions of an ungrateful child. but i think he takes some of the criticisms of the book very seriously and i think he feels as if being in a small liberal arts college is some of the criticisms are not as applicable. but in a great deal of ways smaller colleges are not really representative of what most experience in higher education. but i emphasize that the most important thing i learned was that for er additional hour a professor spends in the classroom he or she will get paid less. and that is true not only at the big universities but at the small liberal arts colleges. >> what are you saying? that if you're a teacher and you're in the classroom, the more you spend in there the less you make? >> basically, any time spent in the classroom is time not spent w

amount of money, but helps local manufacturing businesses in places like -- places lack bowl vary and worcesterplaces like that, companies that have been hurt because of china and other job-killing trade agreements. you know, their interest is all about budget cuts and not at all about job creation. the reason the president has public support is the president's major focus is job creation. you don't only cut your way into prosperi prosperity. the focus has to be on job creation. that's how we put people to work. that's how we rebuilt this company. >> and one other thing they do and that's protect the super wealthy. i think that that is what is so obscene about this. on top of everything else, they are saying don't touch the rich, don't tax the rich. when i look at the fab that "forbes" 400, the average net worth is 3.8 billion. this is unbelievable. we are protecting billionaires while threatening to cut the safety net of people that have worked heart all their live just to put foot on the table? >> i was on a conference call with a lot of seniors in so ohio, and repeatedly people said, wait sn

for example, yesterday, i was with ricky hall, the principal of a school in worcester, massachusetts.very single student who graduated from ricky's school went on to college. but because they didn't immediate the standards of no child left behind, ricky's school was labeled as failing last year. that will change because of what we did yesterday. from now on, we'll be able to encourage the progress of schools like ringy's. from now on, people like john becker will be able to focus on teaching his fourth graders math in ways that improves their performance instead of just teaching to a test. superintendents like dave ester from ohio will be able to focus on improving teaching and learning instead of spend his time on bureaucratic mandates from washington that don't get results. this isn't just the right thing to do for our kids. it's the right thing to do for our country. and our future. it's time to put our teachers back on the job. it's time to rebuild and modernize our schools. and it's time to raise our standards, up our game and do everything it takes to prepare our children to suc

she taught at a number of colleges before finding her own think tank in worcester that tells the city what it does wrong. >> what did they think of this book? >> i joke with my father. the subtitle of the book is "confessions of an ungrateful child." i think they take some of the criticisms seriously. he feels as if, being at a small liberal arts college, some of the criticisms are not as applicable. but in a great deal of ways, a small liberal arts college is not representative of what most americans experience in higher education. i always emphasized to him that the finding, one of the most important things i learned researching the book, was that for every additional hour to profs fence in the classroom, he or she will get paid less. that is not true only at state universities, but at small liberal arts colleges. >> what are you really saying? if you are a teacher in the classroom, the more you spend in their the less you make? >> basically, time spent in the classroom is time not spent writing. depending on how you divide your charm will determine what level you reach. >> who are

>> my father teaches at holy cross in worcester, massachusetts. my mother taught at a number different colleges before founding her own think tank in western that tells the city and what it does wrong. he does not work any more. >> what do they think of this? >> the subtitle of the book could of been "confessions of an ungrateful child." he takes some of the criticism of the book very seriously, i think. i think he feels as if being at a small liberal arts college, some of the criticisms are not as applicable. in a great deal of ways, a small liberal arts colleges are not really representative of what most americans experience in higher education. i always emphasized to him that the most important thing i've learned in researching the book was that for every additional hour a professor spends in the classroom, he or she will get paid less. that was true not only at the big state universities, but a small liberal arts colleges. >> let's go back on that statistic. what are you really saying? if you are a teacher in the classroom, the more you spend

ricky hall is a principal of a charter school in worcester, massachusetts. where is ricky?s not here. there he is. rick, i wasn't sure if he was behind me. good, thank you. [ applause ] >> every single student who graduated from ricky's school in the last three years went to college. every single one. [ applause ] his school ranks in the top quarter of all schools in massachusetts, and as you know, massachusetts schools rank very high among the 50 states. but because ricky's school did not meet all the technical standards of no child left behind, his school was labeled a failure last year. that's not right. that needs to change. what we're doing today will encourage the progress at schools like ricky's. is john becker here? he is? all right, here's john. i didn't think you were john. john teaches at one of the highest performing middle schools in d.c., and now with these changes we're making, he's going to be able to focus on teaching his fourth graders math in a way that improves their performance instead of just teaching to a test. [ applause ] we have superintendents lik

"the worcester telegram and gazette" boston-power a developer of advanced batteries says it will cut in china after raising $125 million from venture capitalists and the chinese government. the privately held company is planning to open a technology center in beijing to build and manufacture a lithium battery cells. there we go. don't you love this silence? you're not going to talk at all? >> you told me i couldn't. >> okay. here is some good news from the chattanooga times free press. general motors plans to reopen a plant in spring hill, tennessee where it will build its hot selling chevy equinox. >> i'm getting three of those. so excited about it. go ahead. >> the plant closed in 2009 costing about 2,000 people their jobs. those workers are expected to be rehired. >> so, steve, give us a quick global look at this. we've got jobs going over to china for batteries. and we've got some car jobs popping up in tennessee here. talked to you about the back and forth. what's happening with these two stories? >> when we restructured the auto industry we took it down to a level we dmu could

let's pretend you're in worcester or fitchburg -- >> i've been there -- >> by the way, fitchburg is barnicle'sn a state with the last three former speakers of the house have been indicted and convicted. and you have only one republican, this guy scott brown, seeming to represent an opposite point of view from the democrats. what's your pitch to people who feel that we need at least one republican in there to balance the scales? what makes you different? >> you know, i don't think this is about party. when you talk about this. i don't think there's something that's magic that comes from being part of a party. i really do think this is a question about how government works. and how in particular it works in washington right now. you know, look at how it works right now. big company like general electric pays nothing in taxes, while we're turning around and saying college students, you're going to have to take on more debt in order to get an education or seniors, you may have to learn to live on less. the importance of this is to say, they can hire ge, an army of lobbyists, to get a complicated t

and another issue that building on what was said by my friend from worcester earlier, he mentioned the issue of colombia. i happen to believe that if we look at the pending trade agreements that have been unfortunately languishing for four years, we need to make sure that we bring those forward. i'm very encouraged, i'm very encouraged by the fact that the president of the united states has indicated his willingness to do that. i also want to congratulate speaker boehner and leader cantor for the letter they sent to the president saying we want to find these areas of agreement. the trade issue is one of them. i don't speak for every single republican, but i speak for most all republicans who believe very, very strongly that the notion of opening up new markets around the world for job creation and economic growth here in the united states, creating union and nonunion jobs , union and nonunion jobs, is something that would take place if we were to pass the korea, colombia, and panama agreements. mr. speaker, there are many people who believe that somehow passing these agreements will op

the purpose of debate only, i yield the customary 30 minutes to my good friend and colleague from worcester, massachusetts, i've been corrected, madam speaker, pending which i yield myself such time as i i might condition sume. all time yielded is yielded for debate purposes only. i ask unanimous consent that all members, madam speaker have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. dreier: we are dealing with extraordinarily challenging times. the american people have been sending a message to us, which is powerful and overwhelming, and it's one that i believe that both democrats an republicans have heard. that is we need to get our economy back on track. we need to make sure that we have a climate that will create jobs so that people, many of whom i represent, sadly, and i know the speaker faces the same thing in missouri and my friend in his state of massachusetts faces this, we have friends and neighbors who have lost their jobs, who have lost their homes, who have lost their businesses, and the message that has com

yesterday i was with recall, the principle of the school in worcester massachusetts. every single student who graduated from his school in the last three years went on to college. because they did not meet the standards of notes, but behind, his school was labeled us daily last year. that will change because of what we did yesterday. from now on, we will be able to encourage the progress of schools like rick dees. from now on, people like john becker, who teaches nbc, will be able to focus on teaching his fourth graders map in a way that improve their performance instead of just teaching to a test. superintendents like one from ohio will be able to improve teaching and learning that is desperate, instead of spending all his time on bureaucratic mandates that do not get results. this is not just the right thing to do for our kids. it is the right thing to do for our country and our future. it is time to put our teachers back on the job. it is time to rebuild and modernize our schools, and it is time to raise our standards and do everything it takes to prepare our child

dreier: i would like to tell my friend from worcester that clearly jobs is the priority that we are focused on. and i would like to associate myself with his remarks when he talked about the need for us to focus on job creation and economic growth and i know i'm speaking for everyone, everyone on our side of the i'll when we want to work in a bipartisan way to ensure we can get our economy growing and the american people who are hurting will be able to have job opportunities. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: i yield five minutes to the gentleman from new york. this combines a sfeach he would have made yesterday. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. markey: september 22, 2011, the republicans are now in open warfair against clean energy. yesterday was an opening. but today is the declaration of war. they have already gutted clean energy research and development budgets by 40% for next year. their budget for the next three years promises to cut those investments b

on the first sunday after 9/11 in worcester, massachusetts, i said our faith teaches us love is stronger than hate. i still believe that. now more than ever i believe that is the legacy of 9/11 most deserving of our political will and attention. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. brady: to address the congress for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. brady: the president's jobs message was clear and powerful. government made america great and government can make it great again. this misguided view explains why two years after the recession supposedly ended we are still left suffering with the second rate economy that's being held up to ridicule by the world as our nation sinks deeper into debt and 22 million americans can't find work. i was looking for real leadership and a mission the president's economic policies have failed and a call for a new start, a fresh new direction for this dismal economy. other than the call for passing the free trade agreements which the presi

systems in worcester, ohio, c.b. manufacturing in west carlton, auto and trucks suppliers. in my state alone, 96% of companies assisted with t.a.a. for firms, this program that senator kyl wants to eliminate, 96% of those companies that were in business in 2006 are still in business. when a job creator goes out of business because of an unfair trade deal, we know what happens. workers lose their jobs, communities lose revenues, foods for schools are cut, funds for public services. t.a.a. is a life line not just for workers but this program for firms, t.a.a. for firms is a life line for small businesses and community schools and all of that that matters to our tax base and to our communities. i urge my colleagues to vote no on the kyl amendment. the presiding officer: all time is expired. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, on this vote, the yeas are 4 3-rbg the nays are 54. under the previous order requiring 60 v