[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 181 (Wednesday, November 13, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8789]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CELEBRATING ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WOMEN IN TECHNICAL AND MANUFACTURING 
                                 FIELDS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Veasey) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow is National Women in Apprenticeship 
Day, and today I celebrate the accomplishments of all women who are 
working in the nontraditional technical and manufacturing fields.
  During World War II, we saw women across the Nation flock to 
factories to fill technical and manufacturing jobs that were vacated by 
men leaving to fight for our country. We saw it in Fort Worth at what 
is now the Lockheed Martin plant--just some great pictures that capture 
that time period that still exist today.
  But, nearly 70 years later, we are struggling to give women equal 
representation in these fields.
  That is why my fellow co-chair of the Blue Collar Caucus, 
Representative Brendan Boyle, and I are proud to introduce the Women in 
Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Amendment Act that will 
break employment barriers that face women of all races and backgrounds 
entering into technical and manufacturing occupations.
  Because the best way we can celebrate National Women in 
Apprenticeship Day is by taking action to ensure that all Americans 
have a fair shot at entering our workforce and achieving the American 
Dream.
  I also want to thank my colleague, Congresswoman Jackie Speier, for 
her work on the legislation that we will vote on later this week, the 
Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019, which will 
honor any female individual who held employment or volunteered in 
support of the war efforts during the World War II time period back in 
the 1940s.

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