mr. polis: mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to vote no and defeat the previous question so we can help american workers and allow this house to deliver on an amendment that deserves debate in this body. i urge a no vote on the rule as well having left off several amendments that would otherwise improve these bipartisan bills. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado yields back his time. the the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i urge my colleagues to vote for the rule. i yield back the balance of my time and i move the previous question on the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back her time. the question is on ordering the previous question on the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: on that i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a

mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. today we will be discussing two good bills, both bills under this rule are bipartisan bills. one will support students across this nation, give parents better choices, improve the quality of our charter schools in our country. and so, too, will improve the intelligence gathering in our nation that keeps us safe. the charter quality school act will improve student access to quality and effective public charter schools. i find, mr. speaker, sometimes it's necessary to help educate some of our colleagues on the definition of what charter schools are. charter schools are established by school district, authorizers. they are public schools. have to accept all students equally. the concept of these schools is that they have site-based management. again, as a public school with a site-based management, that's a brief definition of a charter school. now, that's not better or worse than a district running a school. it can be better. it can be worse. as we look across the country we see good ch

poli directly to he dove ..ke them which are absolutely correct. it will be a contract centric attrition. iraq obviously after december december 31st as things stand absolutely. >> mr. chairman, my tennis about expired. having been enough time over there in afghanistan, if that is the situation is, it would be worse if we had u.s. personnel, military personnel, you know, providing security of its convoys. the body count would be coming in now, totally unacceptable. so i appreciate the effort you've need to straighten this mess out. thank you. i yield back. >> i'm going to recognize ranking member tierney for just a moment here as they conclude, we have folks coming up on the floor. >> thank you, mr. chairman. kulak continues to be providing security and norton afghanistan to this day. anybody look at the intelligence reports and our community about the background of this individual? >> sera, at the say this about roulette. can't go into a whole lot, but it's not a fair scope. >> but they get the gentlemen would provide in written form subsequent to this hearing, the amount of prosecutions that are ongoing right now before this type of corruption and draft as well a