ˈæftɚ hɪz pˈɑːɹɾi tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ɪnðə hˈaʊs ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, hiː sˈɜːvd æz tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts hˈaʊs kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ænd lˈeɪbɚ ðˈɛn kˈɔːld ðə kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk ænd ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃənəl ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾiz ɔːɹ ðə kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ænd ðə wˈɜːkfoːɹs.
After his party took over a majority in the House in January 1995, he served as Chairman of the United States House Committee on Education and Labor (then called the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities or the Committee on Education and the Workforce).