I hear from teachers and principals in my home State of Washington about how important Federal funding is to supporting their work.

I thank the gentlewoman. I appreciate the gentleman from New York and certainly the gentlewoman from Ohio for organizing this Special Order to discuss the need for criminal justice reform. Mr. Speaker, we have serious, fundamental problems…

Investing in high-quality CTE and increasing access to these programs - through the reauthorization of Perkins CTE - must be a prioritized as a solution to bridge that gap.

Investing in high quality CTE and increasing access to these programs through the reauthorization of the Perkins CTE must be prioritized as a partial solution to bridge this gap.

The globalization of the marketplace has altered the way the U.S. and other countries compete for business.

CTE can be an effective strategy for keeping children engaged.

You fought to expand career counseling, modernization of high schools with work based learning opportunities, and designation of CTE as a well-rounded education component of ESSA.

I want to thank Senator Kaine for his leadership in the Senate to ensure that last year's bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act included provisions to strengthen school career counseling programs.

Today's CTE fosters educational environments and engages students with an integrated curriculum of core academic content and real world work-based relevance.

But the main reason that America remains strong and continues to attract business investment is because we have well-educated workers.

As we move forward with reauthorization, we must prioritize robust investment in high quality CTE programs in each and every State in order to maintain our Nation's status as a leader in the global economy.

He focuses on improving access to CTE programs to ensure that students of all ages are prepared with skills necessary for the 21st century workforce.

I inadvertently voted NAY on passage of S. 524, as amended by the House. I strongly support S. 524, as amended by the House. Personal Explanation

On that point, if you select students from families who can afford the tuition and who are very supportive of their students, is it a surprise that they may do better in graduation rates than the average?

The gentlewoman pointed out that, with the randomized studies, there was no difference in the public schools and the voucher programs. Those studies are the conclusion of vigorous research that there was no difference; is that right?

Would they be expected to do better, with their supportive families, than the average?

There are two points that I would like to make. One is that when all you can complain about is the size of the bill, you know you have a very weak argument. Second, they mentioned the United Kingdom. As I understand the United Kingdom…

I include in the Record a letter in opposition to the resolution, in support of the rule, from a long list of consumer organizations, as well as five pages of quotes from industry officials in support of the rule. Save Our Retirement…

We have two additional speakers, but they are not here yet. I reserve the balance of my time.

I include in the Record the Statement of Administration Policy. It notes that ``The outdated regulations in place before this rulemaking did not ensure that financial advisers act in their clients' best interest when giving retirement…

We possibly have two more speakers. Will the gentleman from Tennessee advise me how many more speakers he has remaining.

I thank Ms. Lee for all of her hard work on the task force. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Cardenas), a Member who has been fighting for children as a member of the State legislature, a member of the Los Angeles…

I thank the gentlewoman for her comments. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. DeSaulnier), a hardworking member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise…

More than 60 years ago, Congress responded to the Defense Department's concern that so many children were malnourished, they would be unfit for military service, that they passed the National School Lunch Act as a measure of national…

I thank Mr. Cardenas very much for his hard work, too. Mr. Speaker, reauthorization is an opportunity to improve legislation. Unfortunately, the pending Republican bill reduces nutrition standards and kicks kids off the school meal…