[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 190 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5962]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TEACHER SHORTAGE MUST BE RESOLVED

  (Ms. NORTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, as the daughter of a public school 
teacher, an essential and prized profession, I never expected to see a 
shortage of 100,000 teachers. It is catastrophic, especially now when 
children are being vaccinated and returning to in-person learning. The 
teacher shortage adds urgency to President Biden's Build Back Better 
agenda, which features teacher residences and grow-your-own programs to 
improve outcomes and develop more teachers of color.
  As a ranking member who helped write the pending infrastructure bill, 
I particularly applaud the Build Back Better agenda's investments in 
upgrading school infrastructure with resilient, energy-efficient 
buildings enriched with technology and the labs students need for the 
jobs of the future.

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