Joe Courtney

There are still significant numbers of attack submarines with over 3 months of maintenance delays, with some vessels still experiencing years of delays.

That is why I have introduced H.R. 1861, the bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which builds off of USDA's 2018 guidance and allows schools who participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk as an option.

We should be taking some of those models here in the United States.

Again, irate patient who came in to complain about problems in his care, and it is another example of where again, healthcare workplace is still the site of the highest level of violence for workers.

That is where I think the opportunity is to really expand opportunity for people.

We should do better than that.

We actually are at a moment of opportunity right now with the number of job openings that are in the U.S. economy.

I again applaud Mr. Walberg for his leadership on this legislation. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from the great Commonwealth of Virginia (Mr. Scott), chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor.

Your department joined my office for a webinar to sort of walk through the waiver program.

There was a bipartisan bill that was passed in 2007. It is targeted.

I appreciate your advocacy for the important impact data that's there.

I do think you know you are calling for action. There is I think an example what happened in 2013 in the way where we passed a comprehensive package of gun violence prevention.

Simply put, the Department of Education under the Biden administration has taken historic steps to get us back on track.

I am looking forward to seeing a new Title IX rule that will improve the protections and support survivors of sexual harassment and discrimination that can be done without violating fundamental due process for the accused.

I do think it's a really noteworthy story that, you know, Congress, the executive branch, and contractor should really watch and pay attention to.

The committee shall come to order.

I am actually very bullish on the pipeline model in terms of sort of fast pre-apprenticeship.

The Navy's current acquisition strategy for sealift relies heavily on procurement and conversion of used sealift vessels.

We need to get a clarity to this, whether or not we have to legislate on it again.

Again, this is not certainly a one specific yard issue.

The fleet was dropping to 42. The new documents that you've submitted shows that we actually hold the line at 46

The budget that came over for shipbuilding at, roughly, between $28 and $29 billion is the first time in 6 years that it's been higher than the prior year's enacted level

It is Congress, not the Department of Defense, that legislates.

You can delegate responsibility, but you can't delegate accountability. And we can do better. We must do better.

I think really any relief would be very welcome, and I have certainly heard that from my constituents.