[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 133 (Friday, September 9, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H6040]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 OMISSION FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 
                             AT PAGE H6002

  Mr. HOLT. I would urge my chair to reconsider after he has read this 
amendment and support us in the passage of this amendment.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. KLINE. Mr. Chairman, I am, at the suggestion of my colleague, the 
gentleman from New Jersey, indeed rereading the amendment. It says: 
``Priority.--In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary is 
encouraged''--and we've got to figure out what ``encouraged'' means--
``to give priority''--I think we know what ``priority'' means--``to 
States that encourage''--we're encouraging again--``green school 
building practices and certification.''.
  Again, I think this language is going to make it more difficult for 
States to be able to build these charter schools. We're trying to 
expand charter schools here and improve academic opportunities for 
schools, not get into a semantics battle over encouraging and green, 
which this is necessarily going to lead to. So, again, I oppose the 
amendment.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from New Jersey (Mr. Holt).

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