Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to say thank you, again, to Congressman G.T. Thompson, Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member Scott, all the members of the Education and the Workforce Committee, all the staff on the Education and the Workforce Committee, and a point of personal privilege, Sam Morgante and Brian Kaissi for their yeoman's work on my staff. The CTE bill will begin a career and technical education revolution in this country. It will allow us to equip millions of young people and those in career transition with the skills to take the jobs of the future. There are 6.7 million unfilled jobs that are waiting to be filled by motivated, enterprising, hardworking people who seek a middle class lifestyle, which is the American Dream. Mr. Speaker, I urge strong support of this landmark legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.”