[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17039]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          APPRENTICESHIP WEEK

  (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak in recognition of 
the first National Apprenticeship Week. As always, it is an honor to 
join my good friend and colleague, Representative G.T. Thompson from 
Pennsylvania, who will be speaking next. I want to thank him for his 
bipartisan leadership on career and technical education issues. As co-
chairs of the bipartisan Career and Technical Education Caucus, G.T. 
and I are committed to expanding apprenticeships so that every American 
has the skills necessary to succeed in their chosen career.
  While apprenticeships have been slow to grow in the United States, 
Germany and Switzerland have long been recognized as global leaders in 
this field. Last month, I convened a CTE Caucus field hearing in Rhode 
Island, bringing experts from German industry and education to help 
spread the best practices of a robust apprenticeship model.
  I look forward to working with my colleague from Pennsylvania and all 
of my colleagues in the House to expand these options for all students, 
not just in my home State, but across the entire country.

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