This is a mission that we cannot fail on and I am astounded every time I look at what you do.

The Department of Energy is actually engaged in workforce development.

Yucca, to reiterate these sentiments, needs to be done. It has been funded, it has been largely constructed, it is ready to go.

The reality is unfortunately the politics has gotten involved and the politics of Nevada and there is equal blame. At one point in time it was the Republicans and now it is the Democrats.

We need the uranium processing facility.

At this time, I yield as much time as she may wish to consume to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Granger), the ranking member on the full Appropriations Committee.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 231, nays 180, not voting 21, as follows: [Roll No. 51]…

I rise this evening on behalf of some of my greatest constituents, Oak Ridge High School, in the Third District of Tennessee. The Department of Energy created the National Science Bowl in 1991. This is one of the most prestigious…

I thank the chairman for yielding, and the ranking member. I appreciate the great opportunity to address the House today. Mr. Speaker, I have spent a lot of time in this Chamber over the past 8 years, sometimes in sorrow when we have come…

I am confident a private sector commercial company is going to help also drive down that cost.

We have asked for continued investment in the fiscal year 2019 budget to continue that process.

I understand there are some major challenges that will require new tools and sizable investments.

We have gone to great lengths to update all of the protective action guides for first responders to make sure that State and locals are trained, that they have what they need not only to understand the threat, but to have the equipment and…

We don't know what is going to happen for the 20, you know, for the next year's budget.

We can't just continue to ignore 70 cents and only focus on the 30 cents which is more and more challenging.

I want to applaud you for your efforts in that regard, and I want us all to continue to work forward as Americans.

Yet according to the Department of Labor's website, only 4 out of the Nation's 122 federally administrated Job Corps centers offer any type of training in heavy-duty trucking.

I am actually all in.

It is an honor to be before the House of Representatives this evening, and I want to thank Chairman Shimkus. When I came to Congress in 2011, I didn't know many people, and one night I had the privilege of meeting John Shimkus from the…

I sincerely appreciate the visit that we had last week in my office. We discussed a lot of great topics, but thank you for hearing me out and about my commitment to computer science literacy in America, particularly in the underserved…

America needs 1 million more STEM professionals by 2022 to hold jobs ranging from computing to the national security and defense fields.

There are 4.9 million Americans, American youth between the ages of 16 and 24 who are neither in school nor employed.

I represent the great people of the Third District of Tennessee from Chattanooga to Oak Ridge, 11 wonderful East Tennessee counties.

How do you believe Congress could help in your efforts to increase STEM and especially computer science education?

Everything can't just be Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and the remaining entitlement programs.