[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3630]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      IN SUPPORT OF THE SKILLS ACT

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I have made it a priority since day one to 
support pro-growth, pro-jobs legislation that encourages 
entrepreneurship and supports innovation--all in the name of 
strengthening our economy and making certain the United States remains 
globally competitive and is the place where the hardest working and 
best minds exist.
  To remain competitive, we must continue to have the best trained 
workforce in the world. Quite often, programs in Washington, D.C., are 
cumbersome and difficult to use. We must all endeavor to make the 
Federal Government more efficient and effective.
  That's why, today, I rise in approval of the SKILLS Act, and 
encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this 
commonsense legislation that will eliminate burdensome and frustrating 
roadblocks that prevent out-of-work Americans from accessing beneficial 
workforce development programs and job skills training efforts that 
will only help our national economy.
  Mr. Speaker, everyone must have a chance to succeed in our current 
economy, a chance to realize the American Dream. Let's pass the SKILLS 
Act so we continue working together in a competitive and thriving 
economy.

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