Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Chair, H.R. 1230, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, will ensure equal access to justice for those who have suffered age discrimination. It will create uniformity in our laws that a worker need prove only that age…

I want to thank my colleagues, Representatives Joaquin Castro and Brian Fitzpatrick, for leading on this important legislation.

I am proud to speak in support of H.R. 4864, the Global Child Thrive Act of 2019.

Madam Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. In his name, the days of putting profits over people must come to an end. Madam Chair, to my colleagues across the aisle, why do they consider this…

I have deep concern that our Nation's educators are on the front lines of helping children who are being harmed physically and emotionally by immigration enforcement.

Mr. Speaker, at around 3 a.m. on Sunday, September 22, a fire broke out and punctured the calm of an assisted living facility in my community, Pennsylvania Seven, at Heather Glen Senior Living in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Firefighters…

If these state offices are critical to the success of the Registered Apprenticeship system, isn't it true that the vacancies are going to undermine the effectiveness of the system?

Can you commit to providing this plan to the committee in writing within the week after Thanksgiving?

I, frankly, think that contrary to some of the statements on the other side of the aisle that everybody in this room agrees with that.

I need a deadline on that.