[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17337]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, our Nation is recognizing 
National Apprenticeship Week, which is dedicated to highlighting the 
critical role of employers in training and educating workers for 
fulfilling jobs.
  At their plant in Graniteville, South Carolina, MTU America, led by 
Director of Operations Jens Baumeister, has built a world-class 
apprenticeship program, recognized by the Department of Labor, by 
hiring and training high school students to work at MTU or share their 
skills with any similar manufacturing company.
  The Savannah River Site has a dynamic apprenticeship program, led by 
Carol Johnson, president of Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, and 
Stuart MacVean, president of Savannah River Remediation, training 
students at Aiken Technical College, with President Susan Winsor, for 
the radiation protection technology program.
  I am grateful for Apprenticeship Carolina, led by Director Brad 
Neese, a program that pairs students in our technical college systems 
with employers to train the students for well-paying jobs.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and the President by his actions 
must never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.
  South Carolina extends its sympathy to the family and many friends of 
our beloved former colleague and neighbor, Howard Coble, who passed 
away last night. We appreciate Uncle Howard.

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