Mr. Chairman, again, I urge support for this amendment. My amendment simply seeks to fund this program next year at the level it is currently funded at. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and I yield back the…

Mr. Chairman, I want to reiterate the importance of the Department of Labor Women's Bureau. I believe that our government, especially, should have whatever advice, suggestions, and research that is needed to help all departmental agencies…

Mr. Chair, this amendment seeks to increase funding for the Women's Bureau within the Department of Labor by slightly more than $1 million and would decrease funding for the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Prices and Cost of Living Division by…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 717, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,064,000)''. Page 718…

Mr. Chairman, I rise as the designee of the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham), and I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows…

America's economy cannot deliver on its full potential and cannot continue to be great if we do not have STEM workers to fill open STEM jobs.

At a time when we should be developing STEM expertise and encouraging the pursuit of these advanced degrees we are cutting funding.

I too have been having conversations with both private stakeholders and nonprofit organizations who are very concerned about STEM education.

Neglecting to invest in new generations of scientists will only further this problem.

What message does the elimination of a program like this send to our minority communities across America?

I want to, first, thank you and NASA for conducting so much important research on the commercial air transportation system and flight noise situations.