At our recent National Policy Seminar, ACTE was pleased to recognize two policymakers who are retiring this year that have had a tremendous impact on CTE during their time in office—Rep. Jim Langevin and Sen. Rob Portman. Both were honored with Special Lifetime Achievement Awards for their policy work in support of CTE.
Sen. Portman was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010 to represent Ohio. He has served as co-chair of the Senate CTE Caucus since its launch in 2014. Since that time, Sen. Portman has been a tireless advocate on behalf of CTE, and co-sponsored numerous pieces of legislation representing CTE priorities. Perhaps most notably, he has worked with Sen. Kaine to lead efforts around the JOBS Act to provide Pell grants to students in short-term postsecondary CTE programs. Sen. Portman appeared at NPS remotely, and a video of his comments is included below.
Rep. Langevin has represented Rhode Island in Congress since 2000, and assumed the role of co-chair of the House Congressional CTE Caucus in 2011. Since that time, Rep. Langevin has served as an outspoken advocate and key leader in Congress on CTE issues. He has co-sponsored legislation, lead sign on letters, hosted events, and been a constant voice in support of CTE. Rep. Langevin was not able to join NPS live, but shared a video with attendees that is also included below.
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