"Today, I am happy to partner with Congresswoman Mace on legislation to allow just this kind of competition when it comes to our Federal cybersecurity jobs."
"The Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act stops the Federal Government from ruling out people without a specific educational credential."
"I thank Subcommittee Chairwoman Mace, and our Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, Connolly, for their leadership on this bill in the House."
"Dignity of work and respect for workers is paramount."
"That would take years and years and years and would not satisfy either the contractors or the people working out of them."
"PLAs work, and legalizing their non-use, mandating their non-use is fraught with problems."
"When Republicans attack project labor agreements, it is not just an attack on working people."
"It jeopardizes the livelihoods of constituents in every congressional district."
"Eliminating PLAs across the board for projects with Federal funding is really an open attack on working people."
"I want to actually thank President Biden and his leadership for the Inflation Reduction Act."
"I absolutely oppose any efforts to rollback project labor agreements."
"We should be encouraging project labor agreements because on projects like Naval Base Kitsap in 2015, a multi-billion dollar project, it did not go over budget."