Together. I do want to Say Something real washington journal live every day at 7 00 a. M. Eastern. At h the entire program cspan. Org. Well fulfill our 40yearplus commitment to cover the u. S. Congress. You live to the floor, next. One bill on the house agenda today. Apprenticeship opportunities. And now live coverage of the u. S. House on cspan. Heaven ane you thanks for giving us another day. Bless the members of the peoples house with focus and purpose as they gather these few days before thanksgiving. May their efforts give true cause for americans to gather to give thanks. As infections continue to spread in hospitals nationwide and hospitals nationwide are pressed to their limits, look with with mercy upon your people. May we all, together, be mindful of the part we can play in addressing the spread of coronavirus. May all that is done be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 4a of House Resolution 967, the journal of the last days proceedings is approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from texas, mr. Williams. Mr. Williams i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker pro tempore the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for oneminute speeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition . Thank you, madam speaker, id like to make a oneminute speech and to revise and extend my remarks, as necessary. Withoutker pro tempore objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Lost a vember 8, we trailblazer for the latino covid19. Due to mr. Garcia maria was the first puerto rican woman and first appointed to the chicago board of education. In that role she secured funding bilingual Educational Programs and curricula that me whose ldren like first language was not english succeed. To cofound the Latino Institute and later appointee to president jimmy carters National Council on education resear research. N the 1980s, the mayor had mar maria had her oversee job training programs. The role she played in turning into a sanctuary city also deserves recognition. Arrested by accosted by immigration agents n a clear case of racial profiling. The incident prompted mayor washington to issue the nations preventing nce harassment of people of background. We celebrate her for her utstanding commitment to social, educational, and Economic Equity for latinos in hicago and throughout our country. Rest in power, maria. We are eternally grateful for your work. Thank you. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . I rise to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Madam speaker, i rise in Health National rural day and to commend our Health Care Providers across the 25th their t of texas for determination during this once in a Generation Public Health crisis. Throughout the covid19, these men and women have stepped up to continue to and protecting the wellbeing of our families. m proud to closely partner with Rural Health Facilities in district like goodall and provide them with tangible under the resources cares act. To further support their mission, i introduced the Health Expansion act that would help ensure ease of care for both physicians and especially ts, during the pandemic. As our world becomes more dependent on technology for its care delivery, crucial we adapt by creating policies that ensure the highest possible. Care to our Central Texas doctors, nurses, physicians, First Responders, and all other professionals, we simply say thank you. So may god bless you, may god texas, and may we continue to bless the United States of america. In god we trust. Back. D the speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Seek permission to address minute. E for one the speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Madam speaker, today i rise to recognize transgender day of remembrance and honor the emories of far too many transgender or gender nonconforming people at least 36 year to e lost this fatal violence. Majority of the latinx trendck and gender women. They faced violence in the city their adelphia, to honor memory and because when we fail to acknowledge this issue, we it. Ot begin to address murdered on dz was july 9. A friend described her as a beautiful and unique soul. Heartened that an arrest was occurred. 28. Y was murdered september her friends and family shared ow her smile was so contagious and how she made people laugh. Own ll was attacked in her home august 24. Transphobics yelled slurs and said they would come finish the job. Thankfully she survived. His violence is motivated by antitransgender bigotry and the intersections of employment, of ing, and other forms discrimination put too many people transgender people, transgender women of color at risk of violence. This transgender day of we honor those lost, honor those survivors, and rededicate myself to working for change to protect this community from discrimination and violence. Back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from West Virginia seek recognition . Mr. Mckinley madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mckinley i rise today to horn the life of my longterm my longterm of paul iii lee paul iii. He e was nothing more than loved than his family and the community. He was a successful business owner. Member of the welling weeling chamber of commerce. He was part of numerous organizations. Political role in circles earned him the nickname of mr. Republican. Supporter of d conservative values and principles. Importantly, lee worked hard to try to make west weeling, a strong and vibrant community for generations to come. E and his wife, june, touched the lives of thousands in our area. Our thoughts and prayers are their three ly, children, and six grandchildren, passing. Mourn his lee, you made a difference. Missed. Be thank you, madam speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Today, i rise to welcome my join theagues who will 117th congress. This Group Includes individuals backgrounds, including a historic number of women. Ative the ideals that these conservative members stand for of the ideals of the radical left. American people have spoken and voted against defunding the olice, against overreaching legislation to take election independence away from our states. Adding t against justice to the justices to the supreme court. Moving our country toward the failed policies of socialism. American people are interested in issues that will move our country forward, like veterans, our securing our border, addressing our aging infrastructure, and our country remains a safe place to live and worship family. Aise a in short, the American People their d deserve from leaders Real Solutions to problems facing our nation, and with continue to work others towards finding those solutions and advancing our principles. Thank you, madam speaker, and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is minute. Ed for one mr. Davis madam speaker, i rise to honor tom lowry of taylorville, my friend who away last sunday. In 1971, tom opened a kentucky ried chicken restaurant in our hometown and operated it until he wretired it in 2018. The ll be remembered in community for his dedication to running the k. F. C. And making everyone who walked through the family. L like for a long time, he was also on directors at First National bank, but im going to remember tom the most because he was my neighbor. Snowfall, single since i lived right by him, and same street, we would never have to wake up to an unplowed driveway because tom did. St what im going to miss seeing tom ith his dog on his golf cart rolling down our street, but hes also going to be mostly remembered for the love of his grandkids. His passing is a loss for taylorville and everyone that him. He pleasure of knowing shannon and oi send our thought and prayers to his wife, fran, kids cheryl and jerry, his his sister, d gloria. Tom, i am going to miss you, man. Rest in peace. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition . Madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is minute. Ed for one madam speaker, i rise today to commend the work of republican leader Kevin MccarthyAffairs CommitteeRanking Member mike mccaul for their hard work on the china force. After months of meeting and investigations, the task force 82 key findings and 430 associated recommendations. Hill that recommendations demonstrates the number of important work we must do as address chinas refusal to play by the rules as a global power. Was most disappointing, madam speaker, was that Speaker Pelosi refused to participate in effort. Many of the recommendations and legislation linked with the recommendations are bipartisan. Heard it directly from my democratic colleagues ith concerns about chinas actions in a variety of areas from human rights, intellectual military heft, and incursions in the south and east few. Seas, just to name a tackling china is an issue as n issue should be a bipartisan one. And i hope my democratic colleagues will come to the table in coming months to collaborate with the republicans proper strategy to counter chinas decision to threaten the global system. You, madam speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Lamalfa i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is minute. Zed for one mr. Lamalfa thank you, madam speaker. I rise to recognize National Rural health care day. Five american calls Rural America home, including the reat people of northern california. We have some great Health Care Providers, and id like to thank them for their efforts, during the pandemic to keep everyone safe and healthy. In ourt as it is to live state, we have a severe shortage of physicians and recruiting new ones has proven to be a challenge. The 12 Community Health centers and teaching Health Centers erve over 200,000 patients alone. These medical facilities provide muchneeded shortterm care, but who help train physicians will plant their roots, hopefully, in underserved areas available for their patients long term. Funding is sometimes the only that people can get the care they need. Hope we can use this day to spotlight more of this issue. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Madam speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to my remarks. Xtend the speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Madam mpson thank you, speaker. Madam speaker, i rise today to congratulate and celebrate a district. Ness in my the galaxy federal credit union in franklin, pennsylvania, is 80th ating its anniversary. The credit union was founded in 1940 by a dozen employees of joy manufacturing. For four decades, the credit union operated out of the joy manufacturing factory, serving by helping them save and establish credit. Union openedcredit its doors to other local companies in the county and in a community e credit union. The employees at galaxy federal pride themselves on a, quote, people helping people, business. Approach to today, galaxy credit union serve including5,000 unions 400 youth members. Id like to thank linda, as well the employees and members and volunteers who serve as the through of the county the credit union. Congratulations on 80 years. Thank you, madam speaker, and i yield back the balance of my ime. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman rom new york seek recognition . By direction of the committee on rules i call up House Resolution 1224 and ask for its immediate consideration. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 97, House Resolution 1224. Resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill, h. R. 8294, to amend the National Apprenticeship act and expand the National Apprenticeship system to include apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and preapprenticeship registered under such act, to promote the furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on education and labor now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part a of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except, one, one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on education and labor, two, the further amendments described in section 2 of this resolution, three, the amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution, and, four, one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Section 2. After debate pursuant to the first section of this resolution, each further amendment printed in part b of the report of the committee on rules not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 of this resolution shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. Section 3. It shall be in order at any time after debate pursuant to the first section of this resolution for the chair of the committee on education and labor or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part b of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on education and labor or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. Section 4. All points of order against the further amendments printed in part b of the report of the committee on rules or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution are waived. Section 5. House resolution 967, agreed to may 15, 2020, as most recently amended by House Resolution 1107, agreed to september 15, 2020, is amendedone, in section 4, by striking november 20, 2020 and inserting the remainder of the one hundred sixteenth congress, two, in section 11, by striking legislative day of november 20, 2020 and inserting remainder of the one hundred sixteenth congress, and, three, in section 12, by striking legislative day of november 20, 2020 and inserting remainder of the one hundred sixteenth congress. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york is recognized for one hour. Madam speaker, for the purposes of debate only i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from georgia, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. During consideration of this resolution all time yielded is for the purposes of debate only. I ask unanimous consent that all members be given five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Madam speaker on tuesday, the rule committees met and reported House Resolution 1224 providing for consideration of h. R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship act of 2020 under a structured rule. It provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and Ranking Member of the committee on legislation and education and labor and provides one motion to recommit. Mr. Morel it makes ined or mr. Morelle. It make order en bloc authority. It provides one motion to recommit and extends recess instruction, sameday and Suspension Authority through the remainder of the 116th congress. Before i begin my formal remarks id like to take a point of personal pr