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the federal government needs to ensure that those receiving Perkins funds are spending those dollars in the most effective way.

The federal government should continue to fund the Perkins Act and ensure that there is access to the much needed funding.

The three most important things that the federal government can do are (1) recognize innovative, technology based solutions...

I believe that the federal government should require targeted outcomes to ensure CTE consistency through developing common goals.

One of the keys is the active involvement of industry in setting priorities for technical training funding.

As we look toward reauthorization of the Perkins Act, what is the most important thing the federal government can do to help you ensure all students have access to high-quality CTE programs?

Ensuring equitable access to high-quality CTE programs is, and should continue to be, a priority for a reauthorized version of Perkins.

As co-chair of the Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus this is a subject obviously I am pretty passionate about.

Today, I rise to discuss the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States of America and the fifth-leading cause of death for those aged 65 years and older. It's a disease more than 5 million Americans are living with and is the only…

When unlicensed and unaccredited providers are allowed to deliver prosthetic and orthotic services through Medicare, both Medicare beneficiaries and the American taxpayers are shortchanged. Unfortunately, the orthotics and prosthetics…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Chairman Bishop and Chairman Hastings. As an individual from Pennsylvania, from the eastern portion of the United States, I do get it. This is a problem that obviously--as you've heard from my colleagues…

I would like to recognize the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa). Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, every year, rural America, especially the western States and areas like mine in northern California, are in the news. It's not for something…