First of all, I appreciate the chairman and ranking member bringing this bill to us. As we know and the title indicates, this is about energy security. Well, my amendment is very simple and direct. We are urging and specifically directing…

I certainly appreciate the support. This is just one of many items that we have to look forward to before those who want to do us harm. So I appreciate it, and I urge the passing of this amendment. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of…

We live in the land of opportunity, and certainly many of the people who are being discussed here today understand that, for a very long time, it was not fair and not equal, because that is what we are truly discussing today, having a…

Well, it is interesting you are bringing that up. There are 15 different craft unions. And the fact of the matter is sometimes we can't see the forest for the trees. They are the largest training--$1.9 billion a year, privately funded, not…

You bring up a good point. The one issue, the preapprentice program is giving an opportunity to those who might not normally look into it: Women, minorities, and those who haven't been exposed to the trades. And I think that is a great…

It is interesting you brought that up. Today I spoke in front of the Building & Construction Trades Council. They have a program called Helmets to Hardhats, which is taking those veterans who are returning home and looking for an…

Thank you. Certainly, we appreciate what you are doing here today, and that is highlighting what is going on in America. In south Jersey, where I am from, born and raised, a half century ago, we knew what it was like to Make It In America…

Certainly. And I appreciate you yielding. When we look at the educational system, apprenticeship programs have been around since the beginning of time, whether it was the shoemaker or the carpenter. When I started out, it was a 4-year…

Here we are once again. I rise to ask my colleagues to pass a long-term--a long-term--reauthorization to the highway trust fund before it crashes into a dead end, to the very worst that can happen to America. This is about the dysfunction…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: revision of dollar amounts Sec. __. The amounts…

This is a very simple amendment that would increase funding for the Superfund with the intention the money go specifically to the cleanup program account. Superfund cleanup is right for the environment and certainly right for the U.S…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I certainly appreciate it, and talking about these three bills, how they are linked together. But if we look at a couple of them, in particular, the trade adjustment is the equivalent of an execution…