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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022

Floor Speech

Date: May 17, 2022
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. HORSFORD. Madam Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding.

Today, I rise in support of my amendment to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, which will ensure performance measures and accountability indicators for recognized postsecondary credentials are made publicly available.

Now is the time for us to invest in our constituents and the workforce. As we do so, I cannot stress enough how important it is for Congress to mandate collecting and publicly reporting data on our job training programs. That includes publicly reporting on performance measures and economic outcomes, such as the types of jobs, wages, and long-term career progression.

Having performance measures and accountability indicators publicly available will allow us to direct Federal resources in an equitable way so that we are getting support to individuals and programs that have been historically underfunded.

I encourage my colleagues to support my amendment, and I look forward to voting for this critical investment in our workers for Nevada and for all Americans.

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