[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14231]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      NATIONAL 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 rise today in honor of National 
Apprenticeship Week. As co-chair of the Career and Technical Education 
Caucus, I am proud to be joined by my friend and caucus co-chair, 
Representative G.T. Thompson from Pennsylvania, in recognizing this 
important week. I know he will be speaking in just a minute. I want to 
thank him for his outstanding leadership on this issue and so many 
others.
  Apprenticeships are a proven method of preparing students for in-
demand jobs. By combining on-the-job training with classroom 
instruction, apprenticeships teach both job skills and how these skills 
are used in the workplace.
  Earlier this year, the House passed the Strengthening CTE for the 
21st Century Act. This bill expands opportunities for apprenticeships 
and even allows teachers to gain direct knowledge of workplace skills.
  G.T. and I were proud to help champion House passage of this bill, 
which received overwhelming bipartisan support. We now urge the Senate 
to take up this measure before the end of the year to ensure that all 
students have access to high-quality CTE. It is the exact thing that 
our economy needs right now. It will close our skills gap, making sure 
that our workers, our young people, have the skills they need for in-
demand jobs today and well into the future.

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