Joe Courtney

The manipulation of our children on America soil, paid for by American taxpayer is unacceptable.

Another example of earn while you learn is apprenticeships, which goes back to the 1930's, the Fitzgerald Act.

Again, that is why we have to really focus on sort of just basic, you know, realities for people in terms of trying to make that change.

When you are dealing with an issue of that magnitude, skills-based hiring just by sheer volume, is driving change in terms of how people are approaching.

Trying to sort of solve this problem for both employers, but also for perspective workers is all about trying to change the metrics in terms of how a person connects to a job opportunity.

The labor market continues to outperform all the predictions of economic experts on both the right and the left.

Again, this was a drug that had been off patent for over 100 years, and there was no justification for the overpricing that took place.

The cost of insulin was cut by two thirds for people on Medicare, which was authorized by that law.

Inflation dropped to 4 percent. That is the lowest number in 2 years, 11 straight months.

For all the talk that our friends on the other side, in the majority, about you know, the problem of inflation, which is real, for the American people over the last five and a half months, in the majority they have actually contributed…

I want to congratulate the Department for their successful and swift, implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act rebate program.

If you put them on truth serum, they would say that that is the No. 1 concern that we are hearing from employers.

I would like to just begin my 5 minutes by again noting the fact that the Biden economy defied all the predictions of pundits and economists on both the right and the left last Friday when the U.S. economy added 339,000 jobs.

In contrast, committee Democrats remain focused on concrete solutions, putting money back into workers' pockets, keep workers healthy and safe on the job, and ensure that all workers can enjoy a dignified retirement.

Committee Republicans may talk about unemployment insurance fraud in California. This is not Ms. Su's doing.

Thank you, Secretary Su for your diligent work to really have to address as you were just alluding, really the wreckage that took place in the prior administration.

Julie Su is an impeccably qualified candidate to serve as Secretary of Labor, and she has been integral to our sustained economic recovery.

The technology is there. This is not some impossible question of cybersecurity or anything.

I do not think cutting staff is the way to deal with policy disputes.

You should have neutral systems, so that people can again comply with the spirit and the letter of the National Labor Relations Act for free and fair elections, devoid of any pressure.

The McCarthy debt limit bill, which would put an indiscriminate chainsaw into Perkins Grants and career connected high schools is exactly what our employers across the country do not want.

One of the many strengths that I think you have brought to this office is that for the first time in history you served as Secretary of Education as a graduate of a career and technical education high school.

The only thing that has been holding us back... is really just that there is insufficient funding to get more slots.

The good news is that WIOA, in my opinion, succeeded in terms of bringing together the employer, the trade unions, who have been part of this extraordinary company.

I think there is great hope that we can, with good faith, try to put together an intelligent change in terms of the program that is there.