ms. brownlee of california. the chair: the gentlewoman from california, ms. brownlee: ms. brownlee: i ask -- the chair: each will control five minutes, the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california. ms. brownlee: thank you, mr. chairman. my amendment by literacy education seal and teaching act would amend h.r. 5 to encourage and incentivize bilingual education for our students across the country. specifically, my amendment would establish a grant program at the department of education to provide resources for states to create or expand state biliteralcy cl programs to recognize high school seniors who achieve a high level of proficiency in writing, reading, and speaking and enge -- in english and a second language. students who speak more than one language have a competitive edge in the american job market. as businesses look to expand and to over-- into overseas markets and serve a wider range of customers, and as the world becomes increasingly interconnected, the demand for students with valuable language skills is increasing and it is not only the private sector t

ms. brownlee. ms. brownlee: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? without objection. mr. pitts: mr. speaker, last week more than 80 million americans lost personal information when health insure anthem was hacked. anthem customers started to receive suspicious email customers trying to con them. anthem home depot the hacks go on and on. those that had their information stolen did not receive notice of the compromise promptly. the best way for them to protect themselves. because of obamacare, the federal and state governments now host a massive trove of private information. in hearing after hearing last year, we heard about the vulnerabilities of these systems. in order to protect consumers the house passed