And we all should bear responsibility from Congress on down for the fact that there are many, many, many teachers in America today who have never really been prepared to teach a child to read.

One from Coventry, Connecticut, a teacher took almost a dozen tries through the system before, and it was only because they just were obsessed with making sure they weren't going to get--take no for an answer from the Department.

There are also things happening over at the U.S. Department of Education regarding higher education which are of great concern. On Thursday, the American Federation of Teachers filed a lawsuit in the District Court of Washington, D.C…

Frankly, I wish we did more of this, in terms of really learning from other examples around the world.

Last Friday, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for 2020, a measure which sets policy for the folks who wear the uniform of this country. The U.S. Congress has actually passed a defense authorization…

Again, I just want to join my colleague from Virginia (Mr. Wittman), and I look forward to working with him in the conference committee to make sure that that question is resolved. Both of us understand the issue and, again, I look forward…

I rise as the designee of the gentleman from New York (Mr. Zeldin), and I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short…

the Bureau of Labor Statistics in January reported that union membership among State and local government employees actually held steady.

So basically what has happened is the compelling State interest has sort of then continued to be degraded...

It is obviously not limited just to the State of Ohio. We know these incidents are preventable. Since 1996, OSHA has published voluntary guidelines that recommend commonsense preventative measures that employers can take to reduce the risk…

On June 11 of this month, the House Education and Labor Committee reported out legislation, H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Healthcare and Social Service Workers Act. Mr. Speaker, this is a culmination and a milestone of a…

And other examples of compelling State interest would be, again, the access to healthcare, coverage for medically prescribed services.

I thank Chairman Serrano for yielding. Madam Chair, I rise in support of amendment No. 35 to direct the National Institute of Standards and Technologies to establish standards for pyrrhotite in concrete aggregate. Pyrrhotite is a mineral…

12 days ago, the eyes of the world were focused on the beaches of Normandy, France, to observe the 75th anniversary of the D-day invasion. It was a solemn moment to rightly honor the sacrifice and courage of the combined Armed Forces of…

We are also voting this week on H.R. 299-- it will be this evening--the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, which will finally eliminate a 17-year barrier for people who served in the sea services during the Vietnam conflict and who are…

About 6 months ago, this country went through a historic election that shattered records that go back almost 100 years. It was the largest voter turnout for a midterm election since 1914. It elected a new majority in the House of…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Chair, after 2 years of the Trump administration trying and failing in Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act, they have gone to plan B. Plan B is to use the administrative agencies, the…

So basically your experience is that replacement workers basically kind of enable employers to just drag out job actions and delay actually resolutions of these kinds of disputes?

It was an 11 day strike and the company obviously calculated that they could outlast the union.

I rise this afternoon to spotlight that, a couple days from now, the House of Representatives will be voting on H.R. 986, which is an act protecting Americans with preexisting conditions. Again, this is a measure to reverse a decision that…

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, and thank you to all the witnesses for being here today.

I just wanted to followup actually on the Chairwoman's opening comments about the value of unions in terms of the standard of living of workers.

the administration's decision to cut aid to the Northern Triangle countries... has just totally flabbergasted people

the mission of the department which has been discussed already, which is to 'foster, promote, and develop the welfare of wage earners.'

military alone cannot strengthen the investments for development and the other whole of government has to be part of the effort.