Mike Thompson: “We can't find enough workers. Seven million unfilled jobs.”

These families should not have their assets, which are necessary to do their jobs and feed our Nation counted against them.

Californians are all too familiar with the devastation caused by wildfires. In the wake of losing their homes and livelihoods, it is wrong to tax survivors on settlement money that is meant to help them rebuild their lives.

In the wake of losing their homes and livelihoods, it is wrong to tax survivors on settlement money that is meant to help them rebuild their lives. Survivors can't afford to wait around for retroactive relief.

I have co-chaired the bipartisan Career and Technical Education Caucus for more than a decade.