Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Illinois for his leadership on this bill; and also to Congressman Thompson for all he has done to bring this to where it is today, because millions of students and workers are eager to advance into good-paying, high-skilled technical careers. From childcare to manufacturing, to carpentry or computer science, jobs that require technical training are in high demand, and we want to make sure that students across the country have the skills they need to get hired and develop their careers. With this bill, we will help strengthen the Perkins career and technical education program that reaches over 11 million students every year. This bill will help policymakers measure what does and does not work in career and technical education, allowing us to build on past successes. It will ensure our CTE programs are aligned with the needs of high-demand growth industries to make sure that America is competitive globally, and it will support work-based learning and apprenticeships, and our early education and childcare workforce. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.”