Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed…

Mr. Speaker, I yield the balance of my time to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx), the ranking member of the committee.

Mr. Speaker, since March, America's workers have faced unprecedented volatility and uncertainty. Even before that, even before the pandemic when unemployment rates were at record lows, there was still a significant skills gap to close. We…

Hey, Lieutenant Governor Patrick, it's your counterpart in Pennsylvania. I'd like to collect your handsome reward for reporting voter fraud. I got a dude in Forty Fort, PA, who tried to have his dead mom vote for Trump.

No, I don't believe so. Certification is Monday, and the thing is the terms expire on November 30th. So if they don't certify the results, they won't technically have a House of Representatives to certify with.

I'm like, yeah. I'm like, go, dude. Enjoy yourself. Have fun with it, but it's not going to change anything.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a founder of the Service Organization Caucus to celebrate National Philanthropy Day, an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the many acts of kindness and service that individuals and organizations across…

Madam Speaker, my constituents in Philadelphia need more COVID relief now. Many of them are worried or scared, but the Republican Senate is still focused on confirming more Trump judges. The House passed the Heroes Act, which gives us more…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished Republican leader of our Education and Labor Committee for yielding and for her service. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020. Originally…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize November 19, today, as Rural Health Day. Each year, the third Thursday in November is an opportunity to highlight both the challenges and the triumphs of rural healthcare. Nearly 60 million Americans…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and celebrate a local business in my district. The Galaxy Federal Credit Union in Franklin, Pennsylvania, is celebrating its 80th anniversary. The credit union was founded in 1940 by a dozen…

Mr. Speaker, even though IRAPs are in the early stages, we are already seeing many new stakeholders getting involved. The program is showing tremendous promise, and we are finally starting to grow apprenticeship programs in industries that…

Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter dated November 17, 2020, from the International Union of Operating Engineers in support of this bill, addressed to the Honorable Robert C. Scott, chair of the Committee on Education and Labor…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding. And I agree. I wish we could have come here with a bill that we all can agree upon. Unfortunately, instead, I have to say I oppose the bill that we are discussing today. This is…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize a native son of my community, Amtrak Vice-President Joe McHugh, from Allentown, Pennsylvania, who is retiring after a storied career with our National Railroad Corporation, which he has proudly…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020. COVID-19 has exposed shortcomings in our workforce infrastructure, but those shortcomings are the result of a long history of making only marginal investments in…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the incredible gentlewoman from North Carolina for yielding. Mr. Speaker, in the last 10 years, the number of Americans entering apprenticeship programs has more than doubled--a success. The demand among employers and…

Madam Speaker, today, I rise to recognize Transgender Day of Remembrance and honor the memories of far too many transgender or gender-nonconforming people, at least 36 of whom were lost this year to fatal violence, the majority of whom…