Washington, July 6 -- Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following press release:
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (D-OR), and Congressman John McGuire (R-VA) introduced the bipartisan Federal Jobs for STARs Act today, legislation to modernize federal hiring by reducing unnecessary bachelor's degree requirements for many federal jobs and helping ensure qualified workers who are Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs) can compete for federal jobs based on their skills and experience.
Nearly two-thirds of American adults do not have a bachelor's degree, yet millions have developed valuable skills through military service, apprenticeships, community college, car...