Donald Norcross: “I just want to make sure, the standards are so important. When there is a hurricane that hits the Gulf Coast, literally…”

“I just want to make sure, the standards are so important. When there is a hurricane that hits the Gulf Coast, literally, linemen and workers from around the country come together. And why is that important? Because they all train on the same standards. Could you imagine if everybody came in learning a different way? That is how people die. That is why standards are critically important and proven over time. So I encourage everybody to come together to work on and vote for the most impressive and successful program in the history of the United States. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record the North America's Building Trades Unions letter of support. North America's Building Trades Unions, Washington, DC, February 3, 2021. Dear Member of Congress: On behalf of the over 3 million skilled craft professionals that comprise North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU), I write in support of H.R. 447, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021. I first would like to commend the work of Chairman Scott and the bipartisan cosponsors of this legislation for their diligent efforts to maintain the integrity of the Registered Apprenticeship system, and their continued engagement with us on this bill, which reauthorizes the foundational law on which our apprenticeship programs are built. In the eight decades since the Registered Apprenticeship system was created, our nation, the economy, our industry, and technology have drastically changed.…”