Mr. Mcconnell mr. President , are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer we are, sir. Mr. Mcconnell i ask consent that further proceedings your honor the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to the motion to reconsider the motion to invoke clove on Senate Amendment number 5082 to h. R. 5325. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. And the motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell i move to reconsider the motion toip voke cloture on Senate Amendment number 5082 to h. R. 5325. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. All those opposed, no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the
Having worked ten k12 active shooter situations in the u. S. And canada, you go in and see when things are settling and have the facts, things that seem to be working the best, actually preventing loss of life is multidisciplinary threat assessment which many campuses dont use has been used to stop hundreds of planned bombings and shootings. Teaching people to recognize potentially dangerous people before they commit acts of violence. And then evidencebased approaches for preparedness so we can speed the reaction of people to secure people and protect them. A good example of that is the information released by the Sheriffs Department in littleton, colorado. From the time the first shot was fired to the third shot fired at the point of attack, in just seven seconds, the Security Camera footage, weve been told, demonstrates that over 80 people who were in the line of fire in those two main hallways because of the training at the school and the drills, those people were sheltered and behi
So it is with some regret and sorrow that i have accepted his decision to return to our hometown of chicago. After more than six years of living in washington, arnes wonderful wife, karen, and their excellent kids want to move back home. That has meant in the interim a lot of time apart. So, i will be honest, i pushed for arne duncan to stay, but i also know from personal experience how hard it is to be away from family. On a sustained basis. So while i will miss arne deeply, he has more than earned the right to return home. Has look at what are arne has a conflict over the last 6. 5 years. He is one of the longestserving secretaries of education in our history and one of the more consequential. In just a few years, arne and his team have delivered incredible results at every stage of the educational experience. More than 30 states have raise standards for Early Childhood education, and nearly every state in america has raised standards for teaching and learning. Expectations for what
The government funding deal, dealing with gun violence and the situation in syria. This is about one hour, 10 minutes. President obama please be seated. Good afternoon. Arne duncan is one of my longestserving cabinet secretaries and he has been a friend for a lot longer than that. So it is with some regret and accepted his have decision to return to our hometown of chicago. After more than six years of living in washington, arnes wonderful wife, karen, and their kids want to move back home. They want to move back home. So, i will be honest, i pushed for arne duncan to stay, but i also know from personal experience how hard it is to be away from family. So while i will miss him deeply, he has more than earned the right to return home. Take a look at what he has accomplished of the last six and over the last 6. 5 years. He is one of the longestserving secretaries of education in our history and one of the more consequential. In just a few years, arne and his team have delivered Exception
Whichis an environment in where we are today is not where we will wind up. We had to stop focusing on the 100 solution upfront, take it in bitesize chunks, and keep moving. Wittman i would love to see a breakdown of what you are allocating now and what it will be in the future, to make sure. Time in this is critical, so getting your perspective on how you will accomplish that, strategically within the planning sense but also in allocating resources. Mr. Work i will take that for the record, sir. Ashford i want to pick up on something admiral rogers and mr. Work mentioned a few minutes ago about the government shutdown. I have been sitting here since february, and i admire everyone on this committee. I have learned a great deal. I have been here eight months. I am from nebraska. It is absolutely unfathomable, it is beyond belief, it is incomprehensible that this government, this congress, or anybody would even begin to talk about shutting down the government. For whatever political gain