While time at home with my family during Thanksgiving was wonderful, it was great to get back to D.C. and dive in to the last month of the 2015 legislative year.
A primary focus of mine this week was the comprehensive energy package called the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act. We have spent a significant amount of time working on this legislation within the Energy & Power subcommittee this year, so it was incredibly rewarding to see it finally reach the House floor for a vote. Additionally, I was honored to have two amendments within this legislation that would roll back misguided regulations affecting American manufacturers and further promote the much needed modernization of our nation’s outdated electric grid. Click here to read more about this legislation.
This week, the House took up important legislation to reduce the federal role in K-12 education and restore choice and power to the local level. This legislation is called the Every Student Succeeds Act and as the Wall Street Journal says, it is “the largest devolution of federal control to the states in a quarter-century.” Additionally this legislation ends the era of federally-mandated high-stakes testing and prohibits the government from forcing states into adopting Common Core. Click here to read more about this legislation.
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