I would advise my colleague that the speaker we're waiting for has not yet arrived. I'm not sure how many speakers are left on your side. I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
John Kline
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John Kline is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Minnesota's 2nd congressional district from 2003 to 2017. During his tenure, Kline served on several key committees, including the Education and the Workforce Committee, where he focused on education reform and workforce development. He was known for his advocacy of school choice and efforts to reduce federal involvement in education. Kline also played a role in military and veterans' affairs, having served in the U.S. Marine Corps prior to his political career.
Our speaker has not yet arrived, so I will be ready to close after the gentleman from New Jersey. I reserve the balance of my time.
I think it is important to remember why we are here today. More than a year ago, the President took an unprecedented step despite all of the discussion from the other side of the aisle. No other President made a recess appointment when the…
I hope that we can come to agreement on this and make it work in the private sector as well
We must ensure our federal resources are used more efficiently to give students the opportunity to embrace and succeed in STEM subjects.
I now yield 2 minutes to the chairman of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg).
Thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate the involvement of the gentleman. He's brought forward a good amendment. It will help veterans translate and hone their wartime skills to civilian use in an important and growing sector. A focus on…
I always appreciate the passion of my friend and colleague, the ranking member on the Education and the Workforce Committee, on this and on so many issues. It's no doubt personal incomes have been flat in recent years and unemployment…
Interesting discussion today about what constitutes bipartisanship. I would just note, for the record, that when we attempted to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act in the last Congress and we moved it through committee, amendments…
Can I inquire: The gentleman from Massachusetts has no other speakers and has the right to close? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Minnesota has the right to close.
Can I now inquire as to how much time is remaining on each side? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Minnesota has 6 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 1 minute remaining.
Despite the extraordinary mischaracterization of the bill and some pretty amazing straw men that have been put forward today, let's look at what we really have here. This chart shows the situation that we've got today. This myriad of…





