Congressional Record — House, November 19, 2020
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Page H5942 of the House section of the Congressional Record for November 19, 2020, from debate on a rule for H.R. 8294, a bill to amend the National Apprenticeship Act. Mr. Morelle yields 30 minutes for debate to Mr. Woodall and asks for general leave, and the rule waives points of order against the bill and adopts the committee substitute as modified. A speaker thanks healthcare providers and community health centers that serve over 200,000 patients and describes a severe physician shortage, which is that speaker's view. Messrs. Taylor, Walker and Van Drew change their votes, the previous question is ordered and a roll call list follows.
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H5942 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 19, 2020
We have some great healthcare pro- House the bill (H.R. 8294) to amend the Na- Mr. MORELLE. Madam Speaker, for
viders, and I would like to thank them tional Apprenticeship Act and expand the the purpose of debate only, I yield the
for their efforts, especially during the national apprenticeship system to include customary 30 minutes to the gen-
apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and
pandemic, to keep everyone safe and pre-apprenticeship registered under such
tleman from Georgia (Mr. WOODALL),
healthy. Act, to promote the furtherance of labor pending which I yield myself such time
As great as it is to live in our State, standards necessary to safeguard the welfare as I may consume. During consider-
we have a severe shortage of physi- of apprentices, and for other purposes. All ation of this resolution, all time yield-
cians, and recruiting new ones has points of order against consideration of the ed is for the purpose of debate only.
proven to be a challenge. bill are waived. The amendment in the na-
GENERAL LEAVE
The 12 community health centers and ture of a substitute recommended by the
teaching health centers serve over Committee on Education and Labor now Mr. MORELLE. Madam Speaker, I
printed in the bill, modified by the amend- ask unanimous consent that all Mem-
200,000 patients alone. These medical ment printed in part A of the report of the
facilities provide much-needed short- bers have 5 legislative days to revise
Committee on Rules accompanying this res-
term care but also help train physi- and extend their remarks.
olution, shall be considered as adopted. The
cians who will plant their roots, hope- bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
fully, in underserved areas and be All points of order against provisions in the objection to the request of the gen-
available for their patients long term. bill, as amended, are waived. The previous tleman from New York?
Community-based programs with sta- question shall be considered as ordered on There was no objection.
the bill, as amended, and on any further
ble funding are sometimes the only Mr. MORELLE. Madam Speaker, on
amendment thereto, to final passage without
way that people in rural areas can get intervening motion except: (1) one hour of Tuesday, the Rules Committee met and
the care they need. debate equally divided and controlled by the reported a rule, House Resolution 1224,
Let’s hope we can have a stronger chair and ranking minority member of the providing for consideration of H.R.
push and use National Rural Committee on Education and Labor; (2) the 8294, the National Apprenticeship Act
Healthcare Day to spotlight more of further amendments described in section 2 of
of 2020, under a structured rule.
this issue. this resolution; (3) the amendments en bloc
described in section 3 of this resolution; and The rule provides 1 hour of debate
f (4) one motion to recommit with or without equally divided and controlled by the
GALAXY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION instructions. chair and ranking member of the Com-
SEC. 2. After debate pursuant to the first mittee on Education and Labor and
(Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania section of this resolution, each further
asked and was given permission to ad- provides one motion to recommit.
amendment printed in part B of the report of
dress the House for 1 minute and to re- the Committee on Rules not earlier consid- The rule self-executes a manager’s
vise and extend his remarks.) ered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant amendment by Chairman SCOTT, makes
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. to section 3 of this resolution shall be con- in order 17 amendments, and provides
Madam Speaker, I rise today to con- sidered only in the order printed in the re- en bloc authority.
port, may be offered only by a Member des-
gratulate and celebrate a local business Additionally, the rule provides one
ignated in the report, shall be considered as
in my district. The Galaxy Federal read, shall be debatable for the time speci- motion to recommit and extends recess
Credit Union in Franklin, Pennsyl- fied in the report equally divided and con- instructions, same day and suspension
vania, is celebrating its 80th anniver- trolled by the proponent and an opponent, authority through the remainder of the
sary. may be withdrawn by the proponent at any 116th Congress.
The credit union was founded in 1940 time before the question is put thereon, shall
Before I begin my formal remarks, I
by a dozen employees of Joy Manufac- not be subject to amendment, and shall not
be subject to a demand for division of the would like to take a point of personal
turing. For four decades, the credit privilege to thank Mr. WOODALL for his
question.
union operated out of the Joy Manufac- SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time friendship during my time on the Rules
turing Factory, serving employees by after debate pursuant to the first section of Committee. We don’t always agree, but
helping them save and establish credit. this resolution for the chair of the Com- even in our disagreements, he is never
In 1981, the credit union opened its mittee on Education and Labor or his des- disagreeable. I admire his wit, his pas-
doors to other local companies in ignee to offer amendments en bloc consisting
of further amendments printed in part B of
sion, his love for this institution, and
Venango County. In 2002, it became a his love for our country.
community credit union. the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
The employees of Galaxy Federal
panying this resolution not earlier disposed I wish him the very best in the future
of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to and hope this is not the end of his pub-
Credit Union pride themselves on a this section shall be considered as read, shall
‘‘people helping people’’ approach to lic career. I am always delighted to
be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided spend time, not only in our lengthy
business. and controlled by the chair and ranking mi-
Today, Galaxy Federal Credit Union nority member of the Committee on Edu- Rules Committee discussions, but also
serves nearly 5,000 members, including cation and Labor or their respective des- on the floor with him, so I thank Mr.
400 youth members. ignees, shall not be subject to amendment, WOODALL so much.
Madam Speaker, I would like to and shall not be subject to a demand for divi- Madam Speaker, the National Ap-
sion of the question. prenticeship Act is critical workforce
thank Linda Lusher Antonucci, as well SEC. 4. All points of order against the fur-
as the employees, members, and volun- ther amendments printed in part B of the re- development legislation that will in-
teers who serve the residents of port of the Committee on Rules or amend- vest $3.5 billion to create nearly 1 mil-
Venango County through the credit ments en bloc described in section 3 of this lion new apprenticeship opportunities
union. resolution are waived. over the next 5 years.
Congratulations on 80 years. SEC. 5. House Resolution 967, agreed to This is an historic investment in
May 15, 2020 (as most recently amended by
f House Resolution 1107, agreed to September
workforce training, and I am so pleased
to support this effort. Amid this chal-
b 1215 15, 2020), is amended—
(1) in section 4, by striking ‘‘November 20, lenging and catastrophic pandemic, I
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘the remainder of the am grateful that this body is not only
OF H.R. 8294, NATIONAL APPREN- One Hundred Sixteenth Congress’’; addressing the needs of the American
TICESHIP ACT OF 2020 (2) in section 11, by striking ‘‘legislative people as they grapple with the
day of November 20, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘re- COVID–19 virus, but also looking ahead
Mr. MORELLE. Madam Speaker, by
mainder of the One Hundred Sixteenth Con- and preparing for the challenges our
direction of the Committee on Rules, I gress’’; and
call up House Resolution 1224 and ask (3) in section 12, by striking ‘‘legislative
Nation will face as we recover eco-
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for its immediate consideration. day of November 20, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘re- nomically.
The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- mainder of the One Hundred Sixteenth Con- Skilled workers are the backbone of
lows: gress’’. our economy, and apprenticeships pro-
H. RES. 1224 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- vide a unique opportunity to grow and
Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso- tleman from New York is recognized expand access to this workforce. The
lution it shall be in order to consider in the for 1 hour. success of apprenticeship programs is
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well-established. According to the De- But we do need more debate, less vit- place for 80 years and is in need of a
partment of Labor, 94 percent of ap- riol and more debate. As my friend modernization in the 21st century.
prentices are employed after com- from New York pointed out, the ap- Many of the numbers we look at,
pleting apprenticeship programs, earn- prenticeship program is one of those Madam Speaker, suggest that there are
ing an average starting wage of $70,000. programs that really does bring people more apprenticeships happening out-
Not only do apprenticeship programs together. side of the official Department of
provide pathways to meaningful and The track record speaks for itself Labor program than inside the official
sustainable careers, they are critical to when we talk about the 90 percent em- Department of Labor program.
expanding our Nation’s skilled work- ployment retention rate that these ap- One of the amendments we have
force. prentices bring forward, when we talk made in order today is one from my
When I meet with local business lead- about the $300,000 in lifetime earnings friend from Washington State (Mr. KIL-
ers in my district of Rochester, New that apprentices generate compared to MER) that is going to make computer
York, I regularly hear that their great- their nonapprentice peers. science programs, computer program-
est challenge is finding skilled labor to This really is a partnership oppor- ming programs eligible for the first
fill positions and keep their businesses tunity that I am afraid the House is time.
thriving. Apprenticeships provide an missing again today. Well, of course, anybody who has
invaluable pathway to engage workers, Lameduck sessions, Madam Speaker, been in that field—I happened to be in
establish connections with high-de- are strange things. Sometimes we one of the first computer science class-
mand industries, and set workers on a bring the biggest bills that Congress is es that America had back in the 1980s—
path to a rewarding and sustainable ca- going to work on during lameduck ses- knows that you learn more from your
reer. sions; sometimes we bring the small- friends, more from your colleagues,
I am proud that a bill I introduced est. Sometimes it provides that extra more from being in the process to-
with my colleague, Congresswoman time to bring people together; and, gether than you ever learned from
TRAHAN, H.R. 8317, has been included in candidly, on this bill, I thought that is reading a book or sitting in the class-
the text of the National Apprenticeship what we would be doing because, ex- room.
Act. Our bill helps scale up participa- actly as my friend from New York Of course, computer science ought to
tion among populations not typically points out, this is a partnership issue. be on that list of programs, yet it has
But we find ourselves here today
engaged in apprenticeships, particu- taken us well into 2020 to get to that
with a base text that passed out of
larly small- and medium-sized busi- place. I would argue we may be a dec-
committee on a party-line vote. I think
nesses. Together, we can create new op- ade or two late in that process, but bet-
we can do better than that. I know we
portunities in high-demand industries. ter late than never.
can do better than that. And to the ma-
This critical piece of legislation will As my friend from New York ref-
jority’s credit, because this is a
bolster our Nation’s apprenticeship erenced, I am on my way out of the in-
majoritarian institution, the majority
programs, build up a much-needed stitution; and, candidly, I am pleased
can do absolutely anything they want
labor force, and open doors for busi- that we have a process that, even
to.
nesses and workers alike. Oftentimes, a minority substitute is though the result is a partisan result,
Through my position on the Edu- excluded from the rule. In the wisdom has more bipartisanship in it than
cation and Labor Committee, I have of Rules Committee members like Mr. many of the bills that I have had to
seen the months and years of biparti- MORELLE and our chairman, Mr. represent here in the Rules Committee
sanship that has led us to this day. MCGOVERN, the Republican substitute minority position that I hold.
While we don’t agree on every aspect of was made in order by the Rules Com- It is my great hope that, as this in-
the bill, I believe the legislation before mittee, so we will have an opportunity stitution shrinks the distance between
us is the best course of action to sup- to debate different visions of the ap- the majority and minority heading
port apprenticeship programs that prenticeship program. into 2021, it is going to provide oppor-
have proven the most successful for But I wonder, in this exceptional tunities to remind us how much we
both working families and employers. time where folks are exceptionally need each other to get things done.
Now, more than ever, these programs worried about the future, if maybe this The best votes I took as a young
are critical to grapple with the long- isn’t the time to have more of those freshman Member, Madam Speaker,
term economic impacts of COVID–19. Republican-alternative, Democratic-al- were not the ones that John Boehner
I applaud my colleague, Congress- ternative debates and not one of those jammed through with all of the Repub-
woman DAVIS, for her work on the Na- times that we should be speaking with licans voting ‘‘yes’’ and all of the
tional Apprenticeship Act. This com- one voice to the American people. Democrats voting ‘‘no.’’
prehensive legislation is a testament to There were amendments made in b 1230
her leadership as chair of the Higher order and, candidly, more amendments
Education and Workforce Investment than are traditionally made in order The best votes that I took freshman
Subcommittee, and she will be sorely for a bill like this. Again, I can’t fault year were the ones that John Boehner
missed in the days and weeks and years my Rules Committee colleagues for jammed through with NANCY PELOSI’s
ahead as she leaves us at the end of trying to get out of some of the closed help that had about 50 percent of the
this term. amendment process ruts that we have Democrats and about 50 percent of the
I urge all of my colleagues to support been in, but we were so close to being Republicans and did the big things that
this rule and the underlying bill. able to make this a truly bipartisan you just couldn’t do alone, Madam
Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- process; and I am concerned, having ex- Speaker, that required Members to
ance of my time. cluded about half of the Republican stand up and get outside of their ideo-
Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I amendments that were offered, we are logical comfort zone and get into that
yield myself such time as I may con- going to fall a little bit short of that space of how can we really make a dif-
sume. today. ference.
Madam Speaker, I want to thank my At its core, Madam Speaker, our dis- Is this bill going to make a difference
friend from New York, not just for his agreement is about how easy should it for American workers and young peo-
kind words, but for the time today. be to have these apprenticeship pro- ple trying to get started in their career
We always say, Madam Speaker, that grams certified. We absolutely have, and businesses trying to recruit good
time is yielded for the purpose of de- through the Department of Labor, an talent?
bate only, and for folks who don’t fol- official process for putting apprentice- Of course, it is. Of course, it is. It is
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low what the Rules Committee does, ships on the official U.S. Government a modest step in the right direction,
that just prevents the shenanigans that list. It comes with lots of benefits and but it is a step in the right direction.
could occur if the gentleman from New privileges and also comes with many I am going to encourage my col-
York wanted to give me 30 minutes un- burdens. leagues to defeat the rule so that we
limited and I could start calling meas- As we sit here today, Madam Speak- can take a larger step in the right di-
ures to the floor. er, this is a process that has been in rection. Sometimes, Madam Speaker,
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you have to play small ball to get the to amendments, I do note that there would generally agree with me—rel-
gears of success turning at the appro- were substantial amendments made in ative to our Article I responsibilities of
priate speed. Sometimes you are up order that were offered by Republicans. legislation being passed by both Houses
against crises like COVID–19 where you I do know that some amendments of- of the Congress that giving, in my
don’t have time for small ball, and you fered by Republicans where withdrawn view, too wide a latitude to the Depart-
have got to take those big steps. because they are essentially part of the ment of Labor, whether it is in the cur-
I will mention just one to you, large amendment in the substitute bill rent outgoing administration or the in-
Madam Speaker. I offered an amend- which will be on the floor. So there will coming, makes little sense, that it is
ment in the Rules Committee to make be, I think to Mr. WOODALL’s point— the rule and the responsibility and the
in order an amendment by my friend and I appreciate his sentiments here— duty of the Congress to make sure that
from Pennsylvania, whom you saw on I think there will be an opportunity, those standards are set in law, in stat-
the floor here earlier, Mr. THOMPSON. given the way we structured this rule ute, not in rule, not in regulation, and
His amendment simply said this: Dur- and given the latitude that I think the not at the whim of the Department of
ing the COVID–19 crisis, while we are majority gave, in making certain that Labor or any other agency of the gov-
seeing the economy evolve in ways there will be an adequate opportunity ernment.
that we could have never predicted and for a real debate about some of the dis- So I think what we seek to do is not
still cannot predict, let us give the Sec- tinctions between the minority’s and only to promote and expand appren-
retary of the Department of Labor the the majority’s perspective on this par- ticeship opportunities, because—for all
ability to be nimble in terms of desig- ticular bill. the reasons my distinguished colleague
nating new apprenticeship programs. So I actually think this was an op- from Georgia and friend mentioned, the
Now, for the next 40 days, that De- portunity and will be an opportunity ability for apprentices to make more
partment of Labor Secretary is going for Chairman SCOTT and Mrs. DAVIS during their career, the quality of
to be a Trump appointee. After those 40 who is the chair of the subcommittee those programs—we believe standards
days, we are going to have a different and I suspect will be debating the bill need to be continued, that they need to
scenario happening there. and amendments in just short order. So be strengthened, that we can expand
Is this an issue of our being in the rut I think there will be that fullness and these programs into the kinds of indus-
of voting ‘‘no’’ on the administration that richness of debate that my good tries that heretofore have not really
that is not of our political persuasion?
friend from Georgia has talked about. availed themselves of apprenticeship
Is this an example of our starting to
I do want to just make a point, opportunities, that we can do that,
reclaim some Article I power and to
though, about the process over the last meet all of those goals, still set those
stop delegating things down to 1600
several years plus. I think in the last standards and make sure that they are
Pennsylvania Avenue and instead re-
year and a half there were four dif- delineated in statute.
taining those authorities here?
We didn’t get to have that debate be- ferent hearings held by the Higher Edu- Madam Speaker, I appreciate his
cause we didn’t make that amendment cation and Workforce Investment Sub- comments, and I reserve the balance of
in order, and we are not going to be committee which Mrs. DAVIS heads, my time.
able to have that conversation. It is a there were months of intensive nego- Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I
conversation that needs to be had. We tiations. There was a bipartisan Mem- yield myself such time as I may con-
need to get out of our habits of voting ber-level roundtable, there were at sume.
least four hearings on the subject, and Madam Speaker, there are a lot of
‘‘no’’ on the other team that sits in the
there was a real effort and I believe issues out there, certainly student
White House, and we need to get into
even an opportunity for us to reach bi- loans and educating young people for
the habit of being so nimble ourselves
partisan compromise to expand access 21st century skills is one of those, and
that we don’t have to delegate author-
ity to the executive in order to get to these high quality apprenticeship I am glad we are taking this time out
things done, that we are able to get programs. today to focus on that before the end of
those things done. Unfortunately, I think, at what I this Congress.
It is difficult for me, Madam Speak- would describe as nearly the eleventh There are other issues out there,
er, to be this close to the kind of legis- hour, the White House made clear it though, that we all know in a bipar-
lative process that I came here to be a would not support the bill unless the tisan way need attention, whether it is
part of and our not reaching that goal. Department of Labor and the White COVID testing, vaccines, and thera-
I do want to recognize success where House were granted a much broader op- peutics, that are in the newspaper
success lives, and we had a more suc- portunity to approve apprenticeship every day but on which Congress has
cessful Rules Committee process this programs in ways that we don’t believe not acted recently, we know that needs
time than many times in the past, but safeguard the interests of businesses or attention; whether it is the Paycheck
it only reminds us of how close we are the people who would apply for those Protection Program, those programs
to that process that I believe all of our apprentice programs. that were supporting employers and
constituents expect of us, and that is It brings to mind an experience I employees that have expired that in a
bring all the ideas into the room, vote had—I think I have shared it on this bipartisan way we know need attention
‘‘no’’ on the bad ideas, vote ‘‘yes’’ on floor, and certainly with Mr. WOODALL but the Congress has not acted on that;
the good ideas, bring all 435 of our col- in Rules Committee meetings—my ex- whether it is on police reform, again,
lective experiences to the floor, and perience previous to this in the State in the paper and in the media every
let’s put the best of it into the legislature. One of my responsibilities day and we know in a bipartisan way
lawbooks to serve those whom we are during my career there was to chair we can do better to serve our citizenry,
sworn to serve. the committee on insurance, and I and yet we have not acted on that.
If my colleagues are willing to work often would find myself in the posi- If we defeat the previous question
with me to defeat the previous ques- tion—even though I had a friendly today, Madam Speaker, it will not slow
tion today, I think we are going to Democratic administration—where the down the apprenticeship conversation
have a chance to move in that direc- legislation would have, sort of at the that we are having. What it will do is
tion. I look forward to talking with my end of it, sort of a blanket ability for make sure that in the limited time we
friend from New York and the rest of at the time the superintendent of in- have remaining in this Congress that
my colleagues about that more to surance to do whatever he or she felt we do tackle those three issues that I
come. was appropriate and give wide latitude. mentioned: COVID, vaccines, thera-
Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- I would always strike that from the peutics, and testing; police reform,
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ance of my time. bills before passage saying that I ways that we can act together in a bi-
Mr. MORELLE. Madam Speaker, I thought it was the responsibility of the partisan way to serve the country; and
yield myself such time as I may con- legislature to set policy to enact legis- the Paycheck Protection Program,
sume. lation. helping employers and employees to
There are just a couple of points that So what I believe we ought to be survive into 2021 as we all know they
I would make. First of all, with regard doing here—and I think Mr. WOODALL need to do.
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I ask unanimous consent, Madam turn to normal. We also have new anti- b 1245
Speaker, to include the text of my body treatments that could be used in We came back and, about 6 weeks
amendment in the CONGRESSIONAL nonhospitalized mild to moderate ago, took up the updated Heroes Act—
RECORD immediately prior to the vote coronavirus patients. $2.2 trillion—again, to try to address
on the previous question. At this point I would give credit to the suffering of millions of Americans.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there the administration that recognized the Yet, no action from the United States
objection to the request of the gen- need for these medical counter- Senate. So I think we have more than
tleman from Georgia? measures, antivirals, antibodies, and stepped up to address the concerns of
There was no objection. vaccines and really put the entire the American people as it relates to
Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I strength of the whole of government the issue not before the House right
led talking about therapeutics as it re- response into Operation Warp Speed. now.
lates to COVID. I am very fortunate on The public sector and private sector I do understand that the good people
the Rules Committee, as is Mr. are now delivering on that promise, of Georgia, my dear friend, will go
MORELLE, to be able to serve with a and we are likely just days away from home in a few weeks, and the great
gentleman who spent his lifetime in the Food and Drug Administration pro- folks in the State of Georgia will per-
the service of others through medicine, viding emergency use authorization for haps have something to say about the
Dr. BURGESS. one or both of these new vaccines— direction of the United States Senate
Dr. BURGESS also sits on the Energy again, vaccines that are over 90 percent going forward. But I do note that I
and Commerce Committee which has effective—when we didn’t even have think this House’s record has been ex-
had jurisdiction over this issue, and the genetic sequence of this virus until emplary in addressing this. I now get
which has had numerous bipartisan the end of January. That is a phe- back to the issue at hand.
bills and opportunities to move for- nomenal accomplishment. Madam Speaker, for the purpose of
ward. Defeating the previous question But now is not the time to take our further discussion, I yield 3 minutes to
today would make in order the gen- foot off the gas. The House continues the gentleman from Illinois (Mr.
tleman from Texas’ bill. to waste its time on partisan bills that DANNY K. DAVIS).
Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to are going to be dead on arrival in the Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois.
the gentleman from Texas (Mr. BUR- Senate instead of delivering results for Madam Speaker, I thank the gen-
GESS) to talk about the real impact tleman for yielding.
Americans. There are commonsense,
that could have on the American citi- bipartisan ways to help our Nation re- Madam Speaker, I rise in strong sup-
zenry. spond to the coronavirus, including my port of the rule and in strong support
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I bill to increase funding for the of the act. As I listened to the discus-
thank the gentleman for yielding, and coronavirus response, Mr. CHABOT’s bill sion relative to the coronavirus, the
truly it has been a privilege to serve to improve the Paycheck Protection pandemic, I am very optimistic now
with the gentleman from Georgia on Program, and Mr. STAUBER’s bill to with the advent and the announcement
the Rules Committee. I have learned a fund better training for law enforce- of vaccines that may very well prove to
lot from occupying that seat beside ment. But House Democrats have be effective. It means that as we gain
him there. turned their backs on the needs of control of the pandemic, as we gain
Madam Speaker, there is still a pan- control of the virus, we are going to
America.
demic raging through our country. need a well-trained, skilled workforce
Madam Speaker, I urge Members to
Every community in this country has ready and available to work if we are
vote against the previous question so
been affected, and community spread is going to rebuild and redevelop our eco-
we may take up these important meas-
unfortunately going in the wrong di- nomic status. Having this workforce
ures.
rection as the virus rages across our available, increasing apprenticeship
land. My home State of Texas has had Mr. MORELLE. Madam Speaker, I
yield myself such time as I may con- training and opportunities is one of the
over 1 million cases of this novel best possible things that we could do.
coronavirus. We have been awaiting re- sume.
Madam Speaker, I commend Rep-
lief packages for months and passing Madam Speaker, I do want to note
resentative SCOTT and the Committee
partisan packages does not help when that we are here to discuss the Na-
on Education and Labor for their work
our Nation needs us most. tional Apprenticeship Act, and that is
on this bill. I urge strong support for it
Where has the sense of urgency been the subject of the discussion in front of
and I will vote to pass it, and I can
from House Democratic leadership? the House.
hardly wait to do so.
In February I called for hearings on But I would note, parenthetically, Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I
the coronavirus at the Energy and however, the irony in the subject that yield myself such time as I may con-
Commerce Committee, and my re- was brought up by my dear friend from sume.
quests were dismissed. Congress has Texas. The President of the United Madam Speaker, I have worked with
since provided support in the form of States has not met with his own the gentleman from New York long
funding for vaccines, testing, and more, coronavirus task force in 6 months and enough to know that it is true that we
but we should continue to support our has barely spoken in the last 2 weeks sometimes measure our success by
Nation’s pandemic response in these while this Nation is engulfed with the what the House does. But working with
ways, especially as cases are now rag- virus’ spread throughout the Midwest. the gentleman from New York, I have
ing across the country. We have now surpassed 250,000 Ameri- seen him measure his success by what
We could come together to provide cans dead of the coronavirus. One-quar- he actually gets done for folks. You
our country with the resources to fight ter of one million Americans have lost never see him trying to take credit for
this invisible enemy. House Demo- their lives, and yet there is no discus- getting the work done. He is just doing
cratic leadership does not seem to be sion out of the White House. the work. And too often, I think, all of
up to this task. I would encourage perhaps my col- us have come to talk about what it was
My legislation, H.R. 8086, provides leagues to ask the President if he that we passed in a partisan way and
funding for the Public Health and So- might meet with Dr. Fauci and the how that absolves us of any more re-
cial Services Emergency Fund to de- leaders in this country who are on the sponsibility.
velop additional medical counter- front lines of fighting this illness. It is true, the House jammed through
measures and vaccines. In fact, in the I do also note, also parenthetically, a partisan COVID package 7 months
past 2 weeks we have received incred- that 7 months ago this House passed ago, and absolutely nothing has hap-
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ibly encouraging news that early data the $3.4 trillion Heroes Act to address pened to it since then. That is what
shows two of the coronavirus vaccine contact tracing, testing, and support happens when you jam through par-
candidates to be more than 90 percent for our frontline workers, hospital sys- tisan packages. If we jam through a
effective. A safe and effective vaccine tems, and State and local governments. partisan apprenticeship package, that
is the strongest arrow we could have in We had no action from the United is also what is going to happen to a
our quiver to allow our people to re- States Senate. partisan apprenticeship package.
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Madam Speaker, I yield to the rank- last of their funds to stay in existence continues to walk away from relief
ing member of the Committee on Small and to continue to pay their employ- package discussions. Partisanship has
Business, who crafted the last bipar- ees, and they nervously continued to once again taken priority over the
tisan package. And when that bipar- worry about how they are going to needs of the American people.
tisan package was crafted, it didn’t make payroll. Madam Speaker, if the previous ques-
just pass this House, it didn’t just pass Madam Speaker, today, we have a tion is defeated, we will take up legis-
the Senate, it was signed into law by chance to do the right thing and do lation that I introduced that will pro-
the President of the United States. And right by these small businesses. They vide $850 million for better training of
it made the difference in the life of our are, after all, the heartbeat of each and police officers; $500 million to increase
constituents that my friend from New every one of our communities. the number of body cameras; and $1.2
York and I would like to make. Madam Speaker, if we defeat the pre- billion in grants to police departments
Madam Speaker, if we defeat the pre- vious question, which is before us now, to invest in community policing, which
vious question today, we will have the we can move directly to the legislative is the philosophy that you don’t police
chance to, again, go to that bipartisan package that includes the bill that I your community, you police with your
well of support that my friend from just mentioned, my bill, the PPP, community.
Ohio has generated. again, to reopen and improve the Pay- Madam Speaker, I said this on the
Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to check Protection Program. House floor in August, and it is unfor-
the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. CHABOT), Madam Speaker, let’s defeat this pre- tunate that I am saying this here once
the ranking member of the Committee vious question and send aid to those again in November: It is time for this
on Small Business. small businesses all across the country Congress to get back to work.
Mr. CHABOT. Madam Speaker, the who desperately need it. I can think of Mr. MORELLE. Madam Speaker, I
gentleman from New York suggested no better way to celebrate Small Busi- yield myself such time as I may con-
that we, on this side of the aisle, ness Saturday. sume.
should talk to the President of the Mr. MORELLE. Madam Speaker, I re- Madam Speaker, I just want to note
United States about what he has or serve the balance of my time. that I feel a little bit like Alice in
hasn’t done. Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, ‘‘Alice through the Looking Glass,’’
Well, he is all the way down on Penn- again, thinking about things that the where in is out and up is down. I just
sylvania Avenue. I would suggest the American people are looking for and reiterate that this House has addressed
gentleman from New York might want the opportunities we have to craft in a significant way reform for polic-
to talk to a lady, probably in this very those in a bipartisan way, Mr. STAUBER ing. We have, indeed, in this House, ad-
building right now, and that is the brings his lifetime of law enforcement dressed on two separate occasions the
Speaker, who can bring up a second experience to this Chamber, giving us impact of COVID on healthcare work-
round of PPP loans. We have got the an opportunity to do those things that ers and State and local governments
votes. we all know need to be done. and the millions of Americans who
Republicans and Democrats both How can we serve our constituency struggle to put food on the table and
agree we ought to do this, but she better? face unemployment.
wouldn’t bring it up for a vote. So we Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to So all of the things that my friends
tried to go through the discharge peti- the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. on the other side of the aisle have just
tion process. And no Democrat in this STAUBER) to share not just his partner- discussed are things that this House
House would sign it and let us have a ship effort in trying to work across the has done. And it is really the recal-
vote. So we are trying again, because a aisle to get that done, but also his vast citrance of the United States Senate
lot of small businesses really need this. experience in that area. and their unwillingness not only to not
Madam Speaker, an important holi- Mr. STAUBER. Madam Speaker, I am adopt our measures, but adopt their
day is coming up. Next Saturday is worried that, once again, we are not own that would allow us to then settle
Small Business Saturday. It is the day rising to the occasion as the American into a conversation or discussion about
when we take time to support the res- people continue to suffer from both the differences that separate us and to
taurants and shops and other small this health crisis and the subsequent try to reach that bipartisan/bicameral
businesses that create two out of every economic disaster. As the American compromise that I know Mr. WOODALL
three new jobs in America. Normally, people continue to call for justice for very much believes in.
this is an occasion to eat a delicious their fellow Americans, we are back Madam Speaker, I also want to make
meal, get a head start on Christmas here in D.C., for the first time in 7 one other point, if I might, which is the
shopping, and say hello to friends and weeks, and not one item on the Speak- Apprenticeship Act that we have before
neighbors. Unfortunately, this year, an er’s docket is to answer the American’s us, if you had dropped in from some-
awful lot of those small businesses are people call or provide them relief. I am where and saw on our program that we
struggling due to COVID–19. disappointed because I know that we were discussing the National Appren-
A recent NFIB survey indicated that can do better. ticeship Program and listened to my
over half of small businessowners ex- Madam Speaker, 2020 has been a friends on the other side of the aisle,
pect to seek additional financial assist- tough year, but we have seen some you would be confused why they
ance over the next year. If they can’t wonderful moments of bipartisanship. weren’t on the subject. But I do want
access that help, they may be forced to In the early months of this pandemic, to get to the subject, which is that this
lay off employees again or cease oper- Republicans and Democrats came to- is, in part, a response—not certainly
ations. That is just unacceptable, be- gether to pass the CARES Act, which totally a response to, because we were
cause we can help them. created lifesaving programs for small working on this for some time before
We have a program that has already businesses and helped provide families COVID, but this has, at its heart, a re-
supported over 50 million jobs all financial relief. sponse to the economic fallout of the
across this country. It even has over Additionally, in response to calls for virus and is entirely on point because
$130 billion ready to go. We already nationwide justice reform, I introduced the economic impacts will be felt for
have the money. We don’t have to ap- the bipartisan JUSTICE Act, legisla- years.
propriate additional dollars at all. The tion cosponsored by both Republicans Some economists are saying this
money is there. That program, the and Democrats that will improve our country will feel the impacts of COVID
PPP, or Paycheck Protection Program, policing and reestablish trust between for another 3 or 4 years. The appren-
stopped accepting applications back in our law enforcement officers and the ticeship programs and the reason we
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August. communities they serve. are here having this conversation is to
Instead of quickly passing a bill to Unfortunately, despite the JUSTICE be able to expand them dramatically
reopen the program, the Democratic Act’s bipartisan nature, Democrat and give people who are either in tran-
leadership in this House used it as a po- leadership does not want to address sition from other careers or getting
litical football for over 3 months while this issue. Despite the CARES Act’s bi- into careers will give them the oppor-
small businessowners had to drain the partisan nature, Democrat leadership tunity to earn not only a living wage,
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but to advance, get career opportuni- We can do that, and we have had nue, and those of us on Independence
ties on a career ladder, particularly to some experience doing that. Our initial Avenue were largely left out of that
those industries that have really not response to COVID was exactly that. conversation.
been involved in the apprenticeship Candidly, this is as close as we have For my colleagues who remain, I
program in the past. come in quite some time. I know that worry about that for you, because I be-
Madam Speaker, again, I reiterate the ranking member, VIRGINIA FOXX lieve that we operate differently than
what we are doing here, the importance from North Carolina, wanted to get
of what we are doing, how critical this the Senate, and for good reason. I don’t
over the finish line there.
is. Obviously, we always want to seek a want to change the majoritarian na-
We have made two Republican
bipartisan compromise, because, as my ture of our institution. I am glad that
amendments in order in this rule,
dear friend from Georgia rightly points it is passionate and it is deep and it is
Madam Speaker, and we have made two
out, it is not about what we pass in messy and sometimes the fights spill
bipartisan amendments in order, and
this House, it is what we pass in the we have made 13 Democratic amend- out of the committee room and onto
Congress and send to the other end of ments in order, all on a bill that passed the House floor. I value that. I value
Pennsylvania Avenue, hopefully, for on a party-line vote out of committee. the Senate’s go-slow approach and the
signature. Sometimes the process works that larger voice given to the minority
So it is very much the conversation way. Sometimes the House needs to there.
here, and I hope that not only my col- put down a marker. But late November We don’t often get opportunities to
leagues here, but our friends across the of an election year is not the time for fix our bad habits. While Paul Ryan
floor and in the Senate will take up putting down markers. It is the time was Speaker of the House, we had not
this much-needed legislation before we for putting points up on the scoreboard one open rule, not one chance in his en-
are done, in a lameduck session, the for the American people, and this bill tire Speakership for the House to come
session in front of us, and that the fails in that regard. together and have everyone have a
President can be persuaded to act on it. If we defeat this rule, and I ask my chance to contribute and have their
That is the work before us and it is colleagues to join me in voting ‘‘no’’ on voice heard—not once. And during
critical and important work, indeed. it, I know—I don’t think, Madam Speaker PELOSI’s second Speakership,
Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- Speaker, I know—that the chairman we have had not one opportunity ei-
ance of my time. and the ranking member can come
Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I ther.
back together and we can bring that
yield myself such time as I may con- For years now, this House has gotten
partnership bill to the floor that I am
sume. in the habit of deciding that every
talking about.
Madam Speaker, when you reach the voice is not worthy of hearing. Cer-
My friend from New York talks about
end of your service in Congress, you tainly, there are bills and there are
expanding the apprenticeship program.
start thinking about those things that measures where that needs to be true.
That is the crux of the problem: He ex-
you are really, really proud of, and you A partnership issue like the appren-
pands it a little; we want to expand it
start thinking about those things that ticeship program, a partnership issue
you wish had gone differently. a lot, because we all recognize what the
needs of the American worker and the like serving our young people, a part-
I have only gotten to override one of nership issue like jump-starting our
President Trump’s vetoes since I have American economy are. Defeat this
rule, and we will have that chance. economy, this is one of those opportu-
been here in Congress. And I will tell nities where the bad ideas would be re-
you—and I will tell President Trump— Defeat the previous question, Madam
Speaker, and we are going to have a jected in a bipartisan way and the good
I thoroughly enjoyed that, thoroughly ideas would be adopted in a bipartisan
enjoyed it, because I didn’t come here chance to talk about these three bills.
My friend from New York is absolutely way and we would speak to America in
as a Republican, I came here as a a single voice, bipartisan way about
United States House Member. And any right; they are extraneous to what we
are talking about today. But the three the pathway that we have crafted to go
time the Article 1 branch comes to- forward.
gether and speaks so loudly and proud- gentlemen who spoke spoke truth when
ly in a single voice that it can even they said we have been trying to bring Madam Speaker, if you would sur-
swamp the voice of the most powerful these up through the regular process render your gavel and allow Mr.
leader of the free world, the President and we can’t. MORELLE and me to sort out all of the
of the United States, that tells me We know a vote to extend and reform issues I have mentioned today, I think
something about how our Republic is the Paycheck Protection Program by the end of November, certainly the
functioning. And I am excited about would pass this House with a huge bi- first week of December, we could crack
that. I don’t think I am going to have partisan majority today, but the House all of those nuts. For whatever reason,
a chance to do that in our next 3 weeks leadership has not given us an oppor- our Framers did not believe that it
here, but I appreciated the opportunity tunity to have that vote. should be given to two bipartisan folks
to do it the one time I did. We know that an investment in com- who want to solve problems. They be-
Madam Speaker, we have to get back munity policing, a goal championed by lieve that all 435 voices should be
into that habit of speaking with one Republicans and Democrats for dec- heard.
voice. We are stronger not just as an ades, could pass this floor in a bipar-
It is hard. I worry when we miss
institution when we speak with one tisan basis, but the House leadership
chances like the one we had today to
voice, we are stronger as a nation when hasn’t given us that opportunity.
We know, as every single one of our demonstrate to the American people
we speak with one voice. This appren- what we know to be true about the way
ticeship bill should have been one of constituents is concerned about their
health and their business and their that we work together. When we miss
those things. an opportunity to demonstrate that to
children, that if we passed a COVID
b 1300 therapeutics program, a testing pro- folks from the floor of this House, we
Instead of having me on the House gram, a program targeting vaccines, do some bit of damage to the fabric of
floor saying, ‘‘We are taking a small getting the rest of that job done, we our Republic. That damage happens
step in the right direction, and that is know it would pass in a bipartisan way, under Republican leadership and that
great, but why didn’t we go big?’’ it but we have not had a chance to bring damage happens under Democratic
would have been nice if the chairman up such bipartisan legislation. leadership, and I fear one day that
and the ranking member could have ne- I have served in this institution when damage will be so great that neither
party is going to be able to turn it
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gotiated that middle ground first and I the House and the White House were
could have been down here talking held by one party and the Senate was back.
about how it didn’t go as far as I want- held by another party. What I found I do want to urge defeat of this rule
ed it to go, but we did the best we during that time is that the negotia- today, and I want to urge defeat of the
could with what we had to work with, tion happened between 1600 Pennsyl- previous question. But I want to recog-
and so let’s all vote ‘‘yes.’’ vania Avenue and Constitution Ave- nize Members like Mr. MORELLE from
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H5948 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 19, 2020
New York and Members like our chair- of the Union for consideration of the bill Whole rises and reports that it has come to
man, Mr. MCGOVERN from Massachu- (H.R. 8086) to provide additional appropria- no resolution on the bill, then on the next
setts, who have made sincere and dif- tions for the public health and social serv- legislative day the House shall, immediately
ices emergency fund, and for other purposes. after the third daily order of business under
ficult efforts to move us in that part- The first reading of the bill shall be dis- clause 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Com-
nership direction. pensed with. All points of order against con- mittee of the Whole for further consideration
Defeat this rule. Defeat the previous sideration of the bill are waived. Clause 2(e) of the bill.
question. Let’s give them a chance to of rule XXI shall not apply during consider- SEC. 9. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not
move us even further in that bipartisan ation of the bill. General debate shall be con- apply to the consideration of H.R. 8086, H.R.
direction going forward. fined to the bill and shall not exceed one 8265, and H.R. 8088.
Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- hour equally divided and controlled by the
chair and ranking minority member of the
Mr. MORELLE. Madam Speaker, I
ance of my time. yield back the balance of my time, and
Committee on Appropriations. After general
Mr. MORELLE. Madam Speaker, I debate the bill shall be considered for I move the previous question on the
yield myself the balance of my time. amendment under the five-minute rule. All resolution.
Just to take a moment to wax philo- points of order against provisions in the bill The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms.
sophical on bipartisanship, I think I are waived. When the committee rises and HOULAHAN). The question is on ordering
agree with almost everything my dis- reports the bill back to the House with a rec- the previous question.
tinguished friend had to say. ommendation that the bill do pass, the pre-
The question was taken; and the
If you are frustrated, Mr. WOODALL, vious question shall be considered as ordered
on the bill and amendments thereto to final Speaker pro tempore announced that
imagine our frustration that, for the passage without intervening motion except the ayes appeared to have it.
last 7 months, we have continued to try one motion to recommit with or without in- Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, on
to engage in conversations with the structions. If the Committee of the Whole that I demand the yeas and nays.
other House, only to be met with si- rises and reports that it has come to no reso- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
lence. lution on the bill, then on the next legisla- ant to section 3 of House Resolution
We hear, as you do, when you go tive day the House shall, immediately after
965, the yeas and nays are ordered.
home, from thousands of constituents the third daily order of business under clause
1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of The vote was taken by electronic de-
in each district, millions of Americans vice, and there were—yeas 227, nays
the Whole for further consideration of the
who struggle because they have lost bill. 169, not voting 33, as follows:
their job, because they have lost their SEC. 7. Imediately after disposition of H.R. [Roll No. 223]
restaurant, as a small business owner 8086, the House shall resolve into the Com-
YEAS—227
that they struggle. We have heard from mittee of the Whole House on the state of
the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. Adams Doyle, Michael Levin (MI)
healthcare workers who continue to Aguilar F. Lieu, Ted
struggle to have personal protective 8265) to amend the Small Business Act and
Allred Engel Lipinski
the CARES Act to establish a program for
equipment. We have talked to people second draw loans and make other modifica-
Axne Escobar Loebsack
who desperately need stimulus checks Barragán Eshoo Lofgren
tions to the paycheck protection program, Bass Espaillat Lowenthal
or some other support to put food on and for other purposes. The first reading of Beatty Evans Lowey
the table. the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of Bera Finkenauer Luján
So we hear all of that, and I wish order against consideration of the bill are Beyer Fletcher Luria
waived. General debate shall be confined to Bishop (GA) Foster Lynch
that the conversation that could hap- Blumenauer Frankel Malinowski
pen between both sides of the aisle here the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal-
Blunt Rochester Fudge Maloney,
ly divided and controlled by the chair and
in this Chamber would answer those Bonamici Gabbard Carolyn B.
ranking minority member of the Committee Boyle, Brendan Gallego Maloney, Sean
questions. They can’t, because we do on Small Business. After general debate the F. Garamendi Matsui
need to have support and engagement bill shall be considered for amendment under Brindisi Garcı́a (IL) McAdams
and a dialogue with our friends in the the five-minute rule. All points of order Brown (MD) Garcia (TX) McBath
other House. So I understand and feel against provisions in the bill are waived. Brownley (CA) Golden McCollum
When the committee rises and reports the Bustos Gomez McEachin
your frustration. Butterfield Gonzalez (TX) McGovern
Our frustration is even greater. I bill back to the House with a recommenda- Carbajal Gottheimer McNerney
would love that we could work out the tion that the bill do pass, the previous ques- Cárdenas Green, Al (TX) Meng
tion shall be considered as ordered on the Carson (IN) Grijalva Mfume
issues here in this Chamber, you and I
bill and amendments thereto to final passage Cartwright Haaland Moore
and the members of the Rules Com- without intervening motion except one mo- Casten (IL) Harder (CA) Morelle
mittee and all of the Members of the tion to recommit with or without instruc- Castor (FL) Hastings Mucarsel-Powell
House, and have that be a settled ques- tions. If the Committee of the Whole rises Castro (TX) Hayes Murphy (FL)
Chu, Judy Heck Nadler
tion. I think we would be in a better and reports that it has come to no resolution Cicilline Higgins (NY) Napolitano
place on the bill, then on the next legislative day Cisneros Himes Neal
Having said that, Madam Speaker, the House shall, immediately after the third Clark (MA) Horn, Kendra S. Neguse
let me just, again, note, this is perhaps daily order of business under clause 1 of rule Clarke (NY) Horsford Norcross
XIV, resolve into the Committee of the Clay Houlahan O’Halleran
the last time I will have the great op- Cleaver Hoyer Ocasio-Cortez
Whole for further consideration of the bill.
portunity to serve on this floor and SEC. 8. Immediately after disposition of Clyburn Huffman Omar
have a discussion on a rule with my H.R. 8265, the House shall resolve into the Cohen Jackson Lee Pallone
Connolly Jayapal Panetta
distinguished friend from Georgia. Committee of the Whole House on the state Cooper Jeffries Pappas
Again, I want to just indicate how of the Union for consideration of the bill Correa Johnson (GA) Pascrell
much I appreciate him and how much (H.R. 8088) to provide funding to law enforce- Costa Johnson (TX) Payne
admiration and affection I have for ment agencies, and for other purposes. The Courtney Kaptur Perlmutter
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed Cox (CA) Keating Peters
him and wish him all the best. Craig Kelly (IL) Peterson
with. All points of order against consider-
Madam Speaker, I want to thank all ation of the bill are waived. General debate Crist Kennedy Phillips
of the colleagues who have spoken in shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex-
Crow Khanna Pingree
Cuellar Kildee Pocan
the various committees for their words ceed one hour equally divided and controlled Cunningham Kilmer Porter
in support of H.R. 8294, the National by the chair and ranking minority member Davids (KS) Kim Pressley
Apprenticeship Act. I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote of the Committee on the Judiciary. After Davis (CA) Kind Price (NC)
on the rule and a ‘‘yes’’ vote on the general debate the bill shall be considered Davis, Danny K. Kirkpatrick Quigley
for amendment under the five-minute rule. Dean Krishnamoorthi Raskin
previous question. DeFazio Kuster (NH) Rice (NY)
The material previously referred to All points of order against provisions in the
DeGette Lamb Rose (NY)
bill are waived. When the committee rises
by Mr. WOODALL is as follows: DeLauro Langevin Rouda
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and reports the bill back to the House with DelBene Larsen (WA) Roybal-Allard
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1224 a recommendation that the bill do pass, the Delgado Larson (CT) Ruiz
At the end of the resolution, add the fol- previous question shall be considered as or- Demings Lawrence Ruppersberger
lowing: dered on the bill and amendments thereto to DeSaulnier Lawson (FL) Rush
SEC. 6. Immediately upon adoption of this final passage without intervening motion ex- Deutch Lee (CA) Ryan
resolution, the House shall resolve into the cept one motion to recommit with or with- Dingell Lee (NV) Sánchez
Doggett Levin (CA) Sarbanes
Committee of the Whole House on the state out instructions. If the Committee of the
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Scanlon Spanberger Underwood MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE The vote was taken by electronic de-
Schakowsky Speier Vargas RESOLUTION 965, 116TH CONGRESS
Schiff Stanton Veasey
vice, and there were—yeas 229, nays
Schneider Stevens Vela
Barragán (Beyer) Hastings Perlmutter 170, not voting 30, as follows:
Schrader Suozzi Beatty (Fudge) (Wasserman (Neguse)
Velázquez
Blumenauer Schultz)
[Roll No. 224]
Schrier Swalwell (CA) Peterson
Visclosky (Beyer) YEAS—229
Scott (VA) Takano Higgins (NY) (McCollum)
Wasserman Bonamici (Clark (Sánchez)
Scott, David Thompson (CA) Pingree (Kuster Adams Golden O’Halleran
Schultz (MA)) Jayapal (Raskin)
Serrano Thompson (MS) (NH)) Aguilar Gomez Ocasio-Cortez
Waters Boyle, Brendan Johnson (TX)
Sewell (AL) Titus Pocan (Raskin) Allred Gonzalez (TX) Omar
Watson Coleman F. (Jeffries) (Jeffries)
Shalala Tlaib Porter (Wexton) Axne Gottheimer Pallone
Sherman Welch Brownley (CA) Keating (Kuster
Tonko Price (NC) Barragán Green, Al (TX) Panetta
Sherrill Torres (CA) Wexton (Clark (MA)) (NH))
(Butterfield) Bass Grijalva Pappas
Sires Torres Small Wild Bustos (Kuster Kirkpatrick
Rooney (FL) Beatty Haaland Pascrell
Slotkin (NM) Wilson (FL) (NH)) (Stanton) Bera
(Beyer) Harder (CA) Payne
Smith (WA) Trahan Yarmuth Carson (IN) Langevin Beyer
Rose (NY) Hastings Perlmutter
Soto Trone (Cleaver) (Lynch) Bishop (GA)
(Golden) Hayes Peters
Castro (TX) Lawrence Blumenauer
Roybal-Allard Heck Peterson
NAYS—169 (Garcia (TX)) (Kildee) Blunt Rochester Higgins (NY) Phillips
Clay (Cleaver) Lawson (FL) (Bass)
Allen Gosar Perry Bonamici Himes Pingree
Cohen (Beyer) (Demings) Ruiz (Dingell)
Amash Granger Posey Boyle, Brendan Horn, Kendra S. Pocan
Costa (Cooper) Lieu, Ted (Beyer) Rush
Armstrong Graves (LA) Reed F. Horsford Porter
Arrington Courtney (Hayes) Lofgren (Jeffries) (Underwood) Brindisi
Graves (MO) Reschenthaler Houlahan Pressley
Babin DeGette (Blunt Lowenthal Ryan (Kildee) Brown (MD)
Griffith Rice (SC) Hoyer Price (NC)
Bacon Rochester) (Beyer) Schrier (Heck) Brownley (CA)
Grothman Roby Huffman Quigley
Baird DeSaulnier Lowey (Tonko) Serrano Bustos
Guest Rodgers (WA) Jackson Lee Raskin
Balderson (Matsui) McEachin (Jeffries) Butterfield
Guthrie Roe, David P. Jayapal Rice (NY)
Banks Escobar (Garcia (Wexton) Speier (Scanlon) Carbajal
Hagedorn Rogers (AL) Jeffries Rose (NY)
Barr (TX)) Meng (Kuster Titus (Connolly) Carson (IN)
Harris Rooney (FL) Johnson (GA) Rouda
Bergman Frankel (Clark (NH)) Cartwright
Hartzler Vargas (Correa) Johnson (TX) Roybal-Allard
Rose, John W. (MA)) Moore (Beyer)
Biggs Hern, Kevin Watson Coleman Case Kaptur Ruiz
Rouzer Garamendi Nadler (Jeffries)
Bilirakis Herrera Beutler (Pallone) Casten (IL) Keating Ruppersberger
Roy (Sherman) Napolitano
Bishop (NC) Hice (GA) Welch Castor (FL) Kelly (IL) Rush
Rutherford Gonzalez (TX) (Correa)
Bishop (UT) Higgins (LA) (McGovern) Castro (TX) Kennedy Ryan
Bost Scalise (Gomez) Payne Chu, Judy
Hill (AR) Wilson (FL) Khanna Sánchez
Brady Schweikert Grijalva (Garcı́a (Wasserman Cicilline
Hollingsworth (Hayes) Kildee Sarbanes
Brooks (AL) Scott, Austin (IL)) Schultz) Cisneros
Hudson Kilmer Scanlon
Shimkus
Brooks (IN) Hurd (TX) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clark (MA) Kim Schakowsky
Buchanan Jacobs Simpson Clarke (NY) Kind Schiff
Buck Johnson (LA) Smith (MO) question is on the resolution. Clay Kirkpatrick Schneider
Bucshon Johnson (OH) Smith (NE) The question was taken; and the Cleaver Krishnamoorthi Schrader
Budd Johnson (SD) Smith (NJ) Speaker pro tempore announced that Clyburn Kuster (NH) Schrier
Burchett Jordan Smucker the ayes appeared to have it. Cohen Lamb Scott (VA)
Burgess Joyce (OH) Spano Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, on Connolly Langevin Scott, David
Byrne Joyce (PA) Stauber Cooper Larsen (WA) Serrano
Calvert Katko Stefanik
that I demand the yeas and nays. Correa Larson (CT) Sewell (AL)
Carter (GA) Keller Steil The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Costa Lawrence Shalala
Chabot Kelly (MS) Steube ant to section 3 of House Resolution Courtney Lawson (FL) Sherman
Cline Kelly (PA) Stewart 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. Cox (CA) Lee (CA) Sherrill
Cloud King (IA) Stivers Craig Lee (NV) Sires
Cole Kinzinger
Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur- Crist Levin (CA) Slotkin
Taylor
Comer Kustoff (TN) ther proceedings on this question are Crow Levin (MI) Smith (WA)
Thompson (PA)
Conaway LaHood Thornberry postponed. Cuellar Lieu, Ted Soto
Cook LaMalfa Cunningham Lipinski Spanberger
Crawford Latta
Tiffany f Davids (KS) Loebsack Speier
Timmons
Crenshaw Long MOMENT OF SILENCE IN REMEM- Davis (CA) Lofgren Stanton
Tipton
Curtis Loudermilk Davis, Danny K. Lowenthal Stevens
Davidson (OH) Lucas
Turner BRANCE OF AMERICANS WHO Dean Lowey Suozzi
Upton HAVE PASSED AWAY FROM
Davis, Rodney Marshall DeFazio Luján Swalwell (CA)
Van Drew
DesJarlais Massie
Wagner
COVID–19 VIRUS DeGette Luria Takano
Diaz-Balart Mast DeLauro Lynch Thompson (CA)
Dunn McCarthy Walden The SPEAKER. The Chair asks that DelBene Malinowski Thompson (MS)
Emmer McCaul Walker all Members in the Chamber, as well as Delgado Maloney, Titus
Estes McClintock Walorski Demings Carolyn B. Tlaib
Watkins Members and staff throughout the Cap-
Fitzpatrick McHenry DeSaulnier Maloney, Sean Tonko
Fleischmann McKinley Weber (TX) itol, rise for a moment of silence in re- Deutch Matsui Torres (CA)
Fortenberry Meuser Webster (FL) membrance of the more than 250,000 Dingell McAdams Torres Small
Foxx (NC) Miller Wenstrup Americans who have passed away from Doggett McBath (NM)
Fulcher Moolenaar Westerman Doyle, Michael McCollum Trahan
Williams
the COVID–19 virus.
Gaetz Mooney (WV) F. McEachin Trone
Gallagher Mullin Wilson (SC) f Engel McGovern Underwood
Garcia (CA) Murphy (NC) Wittman Escobar McNerney Vargas
Gibbs Norman Womack PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Eshoo Meeks Veasey
Gohmert Nunes Woodall OF H.R. 8294, NATIONAL APPREN- Espaillat Meng Vela
Gonzalez (OH) Palazzo Yoho TICESHIP ACT OF 2020 Evans Mfume Velázquez
Gooden Palmer Zeldin Finkenauer Moore Visclosky
The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause 8 Fletcher Morelle Wasserman
NOT VOTING—33 of rule XX, the unfinished business is Foster Moulton Schultz
Abraham Green (TN) Newhouse the vote on adoption of the resolution Frankel Mucarsel-Powell Waters
Aderholt Holding Olson Fudge Murphy (FL) Watson Coleman
Amodei Huizenga Pence
(H. Res. 1224) providing for consider- Gabbard Nadler Welch
Carter (TX) King (NY) Richmond ation of the bill (H.R. 8294) to amend Gallego Napolitano Wexton
Case Lamborn Riggleman the National Apprenticeship Act and Garamendi Neal Wild
Cheney Lesko Rogers (KY) expand the national apprenticeship Garcı́a (IL) Neguse Wilson (FL)
Collins (GA) Luetkemeyer Sensenbrenner Garcia (TX) Norcross Yarmuth
Duncan Marchant Walberg
system to include apprenticeships,
Ferguson Meeks Waltz youth apprenticeships, and pre-appren- NAYS—170
Flores Mitchell Wright ticeship registered under such Act, to Allen Bilirakis Burgess
Gianforte Moulton Young promote the furtherance of labor Amash Bishop (NC) Byrne
Armstrong Bishop (UT) Calvert
standards necessary to safeguard the
b 1405 Arrington Bost Carter (GA)
welfare of apprentices, and for other Babin Brady Chabot
dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE
Messrs. TAYLOR, WALKER, and purposes, on which the yeas and nays Bacon Brooks (AL) Cline
VAN DREW changed their vote from Baird Brooks (IN) Cloud
were ordered. Balderson Buchanan Cole
‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Banks Buck Comer
So the previous question was ordered. tion. Barr Bucshon Conaway
The result of the vote was announced The SPEAKER. The question is on Bergman Budd Cook
as above recorded. the resolution. Biggs Burchett Crawford
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