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“RECOGNIZING NECCO FOSTER CARE OF KENTUCKY” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H8789-H8790 on Nov. 13, 2019.
The Department provides billions in unemployment insurance, which peaked around 2011 though spending had declined before the pandemic. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, claimed the Department funds "ineffective and duplicative services" and overregulates the workplace.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
RECOGNIZING NECCO FOSTER CARE OF KENTUCKY
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Comer) for 5 minutes.
Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Necco Foster Care of Kentucky, an organization with offices across Kentucky's First Congressional District and the Commonwealth.
Necco works tirelessly to place thousands of children with supportive and caring families. With foster parents from all walks of life and a variety of backgrounds, the organization ensures that each child is matched with a loving, stable, and comfortable home.
The organization was recently recognized as a 2019 Angels in Adoption honoree.
Necco offers supportive community living for young adults and intensive home-based treatment for families. Through programs like these, Necco shows itself to be a diligent, compassionate guiding hand to society's most vulnerable.
The staff at Necco helps children in both rural and urban settings as well as those in the juvenile justice population. By providing these services, Necco is improving the lives of those most in need while also setting the foundation for a brighter future for coming generations of Kentuckians.
On behalf of my constituents, I congratulate Necco and its staff in their efforts to make the dream of a family a reality for many children in need.
Congratulating Dean Owen for Being Awarded the HIRE Vets Medallion
Award
Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to applaud my friend, Mr. Dean Owen, for being awarded and recognized last week by the Department of Labor's HIRE Vets Medallion Awards Program.
This program focuses on bringing our Nation's veterans back to the workforce and equipping them with the skills they need to excel at home after serving our country across the world.
As a resident and business owner in the First Congressional District of Kentucky, Dean Owen has gone above and beyond to invest in recruiting, employing, and retaining our Nation's finest through his professional accountant services firm in Paducah, my district's largest city.
The rigorous criteria by which a HIRE Vets Medallion is earned speaks to the remarkable dedication Dean regularly displays in his mission to advance veteran careers.
I want to thank Dean once again for being a valuable, caring, and ambitious figure in my district. With constituents like Dean, there is no question as to why I am proud to stand here today and represent the First Congressional District of Kentucky.
Conduct the Business of the People
Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, this must be a proud day for many Washington Democrats: the beginning of their quest to impeach our duly-elected President of the United States, with wall-to-wall coverage from all the major media networks of this circus of an event.
But I, again, rise today to implore the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, to conduct the business of the people.
The people of America elected all 435 of us to do the things that they expect Congress to do--real business, not theater. And the business that the people expect us to do, of the utmost importance today, would be to ratify the USMCA and to take up the demand to try to have some type of prescription drug reform legislation passed before the end of the year.
But, instead of doing these two most essential acts that Congress should be taking up to represent the people of America, we have, instead, the majority party conducting baseless impeachment hearings.
I conclude again by calling on Nancy Pelosi and the majority party to do the things the American people actually want Congress to do.
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