[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 61 (Monday, April 16, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3330]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       INVEST IN AMERICAN WORKERS

  (Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Speaker, according to the Aspen Institute, 
from 1996 to 2008, the percentages of American workers receiving 
employer-sponsored training, on-the-job training, as it were, has 
fallen by 40 percent.
  With a growing skills gap, and American businesses unable to fill 6.3 
million jobs due to a lack of qualified candidates, it is imperative 
that Congress incentivizes investments in worker training. That is why 
I introduced the Investing in American Workers Act last Friday.
  This forward-thinking legislation provides a 20 percent tax credit to 
small and midsized companies that increase their investments in worker 
training over a given year. Eligible programs include apprenticeships, 
specialized community college courses, and those offered by employers 
or industry associations. This is a win-win for American employers and 
employees, helping American companies compete globally and helping 
workers obtain higher wages and long-term job security.
  Our workforce is the foundation of our economy, and we cannot ignore 
the consequences of failing, as a country, to invest in American 
workers.

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