Representative Adriano Espaillat Votes to Invest in Chronically Underfunded Workforce Development Programs.
Investing in workforce development programs will help fill job openings with qualified workers, address supply chain issues, and lower costs for families WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) voted to pass H.R. 7309 – the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 (WIOA), which would invest in our nation’s workforce development programs and help fill job openings in New York's 13th congressional district with qualified workers.
Espaillat spoke on House floor in support of WIOA, which includes his bill, H.R.7323 - Expanding Reentry Employment Assistance Act, that aims to expand reentry employment assistance for adults, prevent drop out among in-school youth, increase the employment rate of out-of-school youth, and reduce youth crime and violence.
WIOA is the backbone of our nation’s workforce development system. The law provides training and career services that help working people across the country get the skills they need and help employers secure a qualified workforce. WIOA includes funding for job training for adults, dislocated workers, and youth as well as supportive services to help participants complete training and join the workforce. “The evidence is clear that our economy has made meaningful progress toward recovering from the pandemic. Despite this progress, we know job openings currently exceed applicants, and employers are clamoring for skilled workers,” said Rep. Espaillat.
“The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 would take a critical step forward to empower workers to fill those competitive job positions and—in turn—help reduce supply chain shortages and lower costs for families,” Espaillat concluded.
Federal investment in workforce development has fallen markedly over time. As a result, essential workforce development services are frequently unavailable to the people who need them most. Strengthening WIOA programs is a key tool to help Americans get back to work and support businesses. As the country recovers from the pandemic, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 will provide more workers with pathways to better-paying jobs, lower costs, and strengthen our economic recovery. View the fact sheet of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 here. Read the section-by-section of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 here. Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his third term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities. He is also a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves in a leadership role as the Second Vice Chair and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, where he serves as Deputy Whip. Representative Espaillat also currently serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/. | 
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