This bill will incentivize nonprofits and employers to prioritize apprenticeships to teach skills to workers to fill available jobs.
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Beautiful day to announce the USA Workforce Tax Credit Act to #BuildOurWorkforce!pic.twitter.com/Zcna1MoLjp
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Brett Melvin from Bridging America’s Gap: These programs help young people get the basic skills needed to fill jobs and take opportunities to
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15 million young people are in America. 5 million of those won’t pursue postsecondary education. These young people don’t know what opportunities are out there to train them to do these jobs. We have the opportunity to teach them these skills and change their lives.
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It’s not just young people who can learn these skills. Nearly 7 million jobs are available right now. Nearly 6.6 million Americans are unemployed — they could fill many of these jobs and
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The Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act would establish a market-driven visa system to address worker shortages so we can
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80 percent of construction businesses are having trouble finding skilled labor. There are 500,000 jobs ready to fill in the construction industry ALONE. Training people who to do this work could fill those jobs. And for a lot of people, it could really change their lives.
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Creating a temporary, flexible visa worker system can allow our economy to keep thriving. By investing in our workforce, we can stay on the right track and keep moving forward. Let’s get to work.https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases/smucker-introduces-bills-build-21st-century-workforce …
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It's another tax cut for corporations
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It's a bill Paul Ryan wouldn't even bring to a vote.
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