mr. kline, and the gentleman from california, mr. miller, will each control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from minnesota. mr. kline: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise today in strong support of h.r. 5, the student success act. and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he may consume. the gentleman will suspend. the committee will be in order. i ask members to take their conversations off the floor. the gentleman from minnesota is recognized. mr. kline: thank you, again, mr. chairman. the student success act will take a critical step toward real reform. real reform of our education system. this legislation will restore local control, empower parents, eliminate unnecessary washington red tape, and intrusion in schools, and support innovation and excellence in the classroom. as chairman of the house education and work force committee, i have heard countless stories of the amazing progress being made in schools across th

mr. kline: i move to suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendment to h.r. 1911. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will reminority title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1911, an act to amend a higher education act of 1965 to establish interest rates for new loans made on or after july 1, 2013, to address the secretary -- to direct the secretary of education to advise on improving post-secondary education data to conduct a study on improvements to post-secondary transparency at the federal level and for other purposes. senate amendment. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from minnesota, mr. kline, and the gentleman from california, mr. miller, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from minnesota. mr. kline: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on h.r. 1911. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. kline: mr. speaker, i rise today in s

mr. kline: mr. chairman, i claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. kline: thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment requires the secretary of education to conduct a study to examine underperforming school districts. whether equal education opportunities are being afforded in those school districts and the impact of closing those school districts. mr. chairman, as the amendment clearly states, this is a state activity in which the federal government should have no role and should not be involved. we do not need recommendations from the u.s. department of education on how states should protect the constitutional rights of students. this is the law of the land today. i urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment and support the student success act and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from minnesota yields back. the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. jackson lee: well, as we started, the reason why the federal government go

the chair: the gentleman from minnesota -- mr. kline: i yield time to the gentleman from new jersey. mr. frelinghuysen: we accept his amendment. i would note that i nomar evens never retire and i yield back to the gentleman. mr. kline: i thank the gentleman and i thank my colleague and friend, mr. polis. i think the congressional intent has been absolutely clear and is in fact in law and astonishing to me that we have to be down here with this amendment to bar funds from the department because they are failing to comply with congressional intent in the law. i urge all my colleagues to vote for this amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from minnesota yields back. question is on the amendment on the amendment from the the gentleman from minnesota. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 51 printed in house report 113-170. for what purpose does the ntleman from california seek recognition? the clerk: amendment number

mr. kline: thank you, mr. chairman. i thank the gentleman for yielding. this amendment will eliminate the requirement, the mandate for states and school districts to develop teacher evaluation but not prevent them from developing these systems if they so choose. state and local school districts have impressive teacher evaluation systems and i applaud it. the federal government can pour them in this en-- support them in this endeavor giving them the flexibility to meet their local unique needs. ultimately, mr. chairman, states and school districts need the flexibility to do the activities that will serve the teachers and students best and therefore i support the gentleman's amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from louisiana. mr. scalise: i yield -- i reserve the balance of my time, mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. miller: i yield myself two minutes. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. miller: mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to this amendment to remove the requirem

burgess: i would like to yield three minutes to mr. kline of minnesota. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. kline: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise today in strong support of the rule and he underlying legislation. as the attention of the american people turned to celebrating the july 4 holiday, the obama administration quietly announce through the a blog post on the treasury department's website it would delay enforcement of a vital part of the president's health care law. the employer mandate. the reason for the delay? according to administration official the federal bureaucracy, the federal bureaucracy needs more time to get it right. let's be honest. no amount of time or bureaucratic tinkering will ease the pain obamacare is inflicting on workplaces across the country. the employer mandate will destroy jobs, whether it's implemented a year from now or 10 years from now. in fact, in fact, mr. speaker, jobs are already being lost and employees' work hours are being cu

the unfinished business is the vote on the motion by mr. kline and concur in the senate amendment on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk: h.r. 1911, an act to amend the higher education act to establish interest rates for new loans made on and after july 1, 2013 and convene the advisory committee to conduct a study on improvements to post-secondary education at transparency at the federal level and for other purposes. senate amendment. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendment. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of epresentatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 392, the nays are 91. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the sen

mr. speaker, the house may consider h.r. 5, the student success act, authored by chairman john kline. the bill represents a solid, commonsense approach to education, to provide our next generation with the education they need to keep america competitive in the world economy. finally, the house may consider the department of defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014 drafted by representative bill young to the resources -- for the resources necessary for our troops. and i thank the gentleman and i yield back. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for his information on the schedule. as the gentleman knows, we just i am a farm bill and wondering how soon he might expect to move to go to conference on that bill and i yield to my friend. mr. cantor: i would say to the gentleman, the chairman, speaker and other members of leadership are in discussions about how to expedite an agreement on the farm bill. certainly it is our intention as well, mr. speaker, to act with dispatch to bring to the floor a bill dealing with the snap program. that portion of what was traditionally the farm bill we