WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Ted Budd issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) in reintroducing the Lifelong Learning Act,which would provide states and Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) with budgetary flexibility to implement programming that responds directly to local employment needs. The bipartisan legislation would update the 2014 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to allocate additional resources to workforce training programs that address current talent shortages by upskilling existing employees and reconnecting individuals to the job market.
"In today's labor market, practical knowledge and on-the-job training are ...