[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 103 (Thursday, July 18, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H4607]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        THE STUDENT SUCCESS ACT

  (Mr. MARCHANT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support H.R. 5, the Student 
Success Act.
  I have heard often from educators about the urgent need to remove 
many Federal mandates that create needless barriers to educate our 
children. The legislation the House will consider goes a long way to 
restoring State and local control in how best to educate our children.
  I appreciate the support of teachers, administrators, charter 
schools, and school board members in my district that strongly advocate 
for the reforms in this bill that will allow States to control the 
accountability decisions rather than unaccountable bureaucrats in 
Washington that are far removed from the classroom. This bill gives 
State and local school districts maximum flexibility to improve their 
schools rather than be caught in a one-size-fits-all bureaucracy.
  I thank Chairman Kline and my fellow members of the Education and 
Workforce Committee for their hard work on this legislation, and I urge 
its passage.

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