John Tierney: “In 2005, I co-authored bipartisan legislation with then-Congressman Jim Leach that led the way to the creation of the…”

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 5-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5- minute votes on passage of the bill, if…

At this point, I would like to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Connecticut, Joe Courtney, who has been a strong member of the committee and an advocate of workforce investment for some time.

When we got into Congress that year after that election and the Speaker of the House now was the chairman of this committee, long time from Wisconsin, I offered an amendment to the bill that would fully fund IDEA. Not a single member of…

2 months ago today, emergency unemployment benefits expired for over 1 million Americans, including 20,000 veterans, and yet this House still has not taken up legislation to provide these workers and their families necessary relief. That…