[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 113 (Wednesday, July 13, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4826]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PERKINS REAUTHORIZATION

  (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Madam Speaker, last week the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce unanimously reported H.R. 5587, the Strengthening CTE for 
the 21st Century Act, out of committee. This bipartisan bill 
reauthorizes the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, 
which expired in 2012.
  I am so proud to be an original cosponsor, and I would particularly 
like to thank Representative G. T. Thompson from the great State of 
Pennsylvania, my good friend and colleague and co-chair of the CTE 
Caucus, for his outstanding efforts to reauthorize these programs. The 
program is certainly far better off where it is because of his due 
diligence, the hard work that he put into the bill.
  Thanks also to Chairman Kline and Ranking Member Scott for their 
commitment to bipartisanship on this critical legislation. As I said, 
it passed out of committee unanimously. When does that ever happen 
around here these days?
  H.R. 5587 is a bill that we can all be proud of. It aligns skills 
training with employer demands, allows teachers to gain direct 
knowledge of workplace skills, and ensures that all students have 
access to high-quality CTE.
  Madam Speaker, I urge you to bring this bill to the floor at the 
earliest opportunity.

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