How They Voted: Nominations, regulations
WASHINGTON — How Minnesota's members of Congress voted during the week ending April 11.
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WASHINGTON — How Minnesota's members of Congress voted during the week ending April 11.
The U.S. House approved passage of the Stronger Workforce for America Act, which reauthorizes the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
The bipartisan bill, which now heads to the Senate, would address workforce gaps and bolster recruitment for CT companies like Electric Boat.
In an effort to better address workforce gaps, Congress took the first step Tuesday night in passing federal legislation to bolster workforce development programs. It also updates an existing law that has benefited the state, but has also seen some shortfalls over the past decade, according to those in the manufacturing industry.
The US House voted this week to reauthorize a federal jobs act that would open up opportunities for a handful of individual states to consolidate and simplify the way safety-net programs are administered.