"We must continue to make sustainable and resilient roads, highways, and runways a top priority."
"But I have to say I'm disappointed that many of my colleagues seem to be decoupling workforce development from workforce protections."
"I think that those fair labor standards, fair wages, safe working conditions, the right to organize, those should be part of workforce development."
"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 withi..."
"the joint employer standard doesn't affect you or other franchisees."
"$7.25 is our national minimum wage, and that's unacceptable."
"I hope we can work together Madam Chair and Ranking Member Scott on bipartisan solutions."
"Let me be clear. We need to fundamentally change our reliance on plastics."
"A problem this pervasive, a global challenge of this magnitude cannot be solved with a single bill."
"A critical piece of the Chips and Science Act we passed last year is the requirement for the White House to develop and regularly update a national science and technology strategy."
"For more than 70 years, the United States has been the unquestioned global leader in science, technology, and innovation."
"Through our S&T strategy, we can leverage scientific investments to tackle our greatest challenges."