[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             UPLIFTING AND EMPOWERING OUR SKILLED WORKFORCE

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 
uplifting and empowering of our skilled workforce.
  Across the country, skills gaps are plaguing employers and barring 
workers from filling millions of open job opportunities. That is why 
today I was proud to introduce the bipartisan Skills Investment Act.
  This commonsense legislation allows workers at any point in their 
career to contribute to Coverdell lifelong learning accounts, which are 
tax-advantaged savings opportunities that will allow Americans to 
pursue new job skills and better career prospects.
  Workers of all ages would be eligible to use Coverdell lifelong 
learning accounts to pay for skills training, apprenticeships, and 
other workforce-focused programs.
  As a senior member of the Education and Workforce Committee and co-
chair of the bipartisan Career and Technical Education Caucus, I am 
proud to sponsor the Skills Investment Act to provide additional 
resources for workers to climb to the next rung on the ladder of 
opportunity. I thank my colleagues, Congresswoman Bonamici, Congressman 
Fitzpatrick, and Congressman Schneider, for joining me in this effort.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in uplifting our 
workforce through this bipartisan legislation.

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