I represent many rural communities and in most of them the school is the community hub.

Our public education system is a bedrock of our democratic republic, and I will note that it is not a commodity.

Private school choice programs drain resources from public education.

We need more accessible multi-modal public transportation, strong broadband internet, affordable housing, improved water systems.

We must continue to make sustainable and resilient roads, highways, and runways a top priority.

I have long advocated for long-term and practical solutions to our nation's crumbling infrastructure and to the climate crisis.

Long-term investments in transportation and infrastructure boost the economy, generate jobs, and promote commerce.

I am disappointed to see my colleagues on the other side of the aisle supporting low-quality education options instead of following the evidence and research.

We must defeat this bill and turn our attention to investments that create jobs, cut costs for working families, and grow our clean energy economy for the sake of our planet, our vulnerable communities, and for future generations to come…

I hope we can work together Madam Chair and Ranking Member Scott on bipartisan solutions.

$7.25 is our national minimum wage, and that's unacceptable.

I think that those fair labor standards, fair wages, safe working conditions, the right to organize, those should be part of workforce development.

the joint employer standard doesn't affect you or other franchisees.

The bipartisan National Apprenticeship Act helped streamline that registration process, actually requires that the Department of Labor give provisional approval within a month and final approval within a year.

But I have to say I'm disappointed that many of my colleagues seem to be decoupling workforce development from workforce protections.

In response, again, I reiterate that every single Democrat on our side of the aisle absolutely supports parental involvement and parental engagement. We talked about that in the debate on the bill. About costs, it is my understanding that…

I have a substitute amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1, strike line 1 and all that follows and insert the following: TITLE I--FINDINGS; SENSE OF…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Oregon will be postponed. Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Crane The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

Today, the National Parents Union released a poll that supports an alternative version of H.R. 5 and does not support H.R. 5 in the least. In fact, the majority of people believe that the bill of rights should guarantee that students…

I regret to inform you that I missed the vote on rollcall No. 144. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 144.

A problem this pervasive, a global challenge of this magnitude cannot be solved with a single bill.

Let me be clear. We need to fundamentally change our reliance on plastics.

We face new and ever-growing challenges and threats of foreign interference in our S&T enterprise.

the potential benefits are incredibly galvanizing to students.

being a global leader in science and technology means we don't play to not lose.