Mark Takano

this is why we are in Congress. This is what we should be doing to help our true American heroes.

This legislation guarantees that the G.I. Bill will continue both of these functions for decades to come.

The G.I. Bill serves two critical functions. First it is a powerful tool for recruiting talented young people into military service.

In order to maintain the same levels of services and prevent the expiration of these surge grants, the SSVF program would need up to $80 million more in fiscal year 2018 than the Department requested.

I want to begin my remarks by offering my thoughts and prayers to Majority Whip Steve Scalise and his family, as well as Special Agents David Bailey and Crystal Griner, and the two other members of our community who were injured in…

I was certainly proud to be among the 400 House members who supported WIOA.

The media has reported that the administration will unveil a new apprenticeship program that will allow Federal dollars to flow essentially to unregistered apprenticeship programs.

I am concerned that this administration will undercut a tried and proven model.

These cuts would undermine the progress and advancements our workforce system has made in the past few years.

The President proposed funding cuts for the youth, for the adult training, dislocated workers and adult education formula funds for each of our home States by about 40 percent.

So it is about recognizable credentials.

So South Carolina runs their Apprenticeship Carolina model through State community colleges and all of your 16 community colleges are engaged in the development and implementation of these programs.

I thank the ranking member for yielding time. And I want to thank Ranking Member Walz and Chairman Roe for their work on the issue of accountability and their tireless commitment to our Nation's veterans. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in…

I was proud to have a part in championing the 1500 residencies in the Choice Act during the conference committee phase.

I want to just reach out to my Republican friends on the Committee, especially from rural states.

In my mind is the words of John F. Kennedy, ask not what your country can do for you, but what we together can do for our country and for the interests of liberty.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I had intended to support H.R. 1293, but after hearing the remarks from the chairman on the floor this morning, I am afraid that this bill is just a precursor for what the majority will try…

I thank my ranking member, Mr. Walz, for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2288 the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017. Over the past 5 years, the number of pending appeals at the VA has…

I am concerned about the proposal to terminate individual unemployability benefits at age 62 for veterans eligible for social security.

Why is the wage gap still an issue for millions of working women in our nation?

There is so much more work the EEOC needs to do.

There is really so much more work to do at the EEOC.

Race, gender, disability, and age discrimination still persist today.

When we talk about banning the box, we are not just discussing a policy initiative, we are talking about allowing real men and women a fair shot at a good job and life.

On average, working women make 83 cents for every dollar that a typical white man makes.