Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I would like to thank my staff and committee staff for all their work on this bill. I especially want to thank Alex Payne, the lead committee staffer on career and technical education…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. DeSaulnier). Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate my friend from Illinois and also my friend Mr. Thompson for this bipartisan bill. I am happy to support it…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Bonamici), who is the vice ranking member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the gentleman from Rhode Island.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin), the chair of the CTE Caucus.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis), the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott), the ranking member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, someone who has dedicated his career, in part, to this issue.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Clark).

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2353. H.R. 2353 is a bill introduced by my good friend Congressman Thompson and myself to modernize and take career and technical…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Adams).

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Illinois has 8\3/4\ minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Norcross).