SEN. OSSOFF BACKING BIPARTISAN BILL TO EXPAND TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff issued the following press release:

Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is backing a bipartisan bill to expand housing construction training programs in Georgia.

Sen. Ossoff is cosponsoring the bipartisanCreating Opportunities for New Skills Training at Rural or Underserved Colleges and Trade Schools (CONSTRUCTS) Act of 2025to help address the affordable housing crisis by helping train more students in housing construction.

The bill, first introduced by Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), would establish a new Federal grant program for residential housing construction programs at technical schools and community colleges.

According to the National Association of Home Builders...