[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11399]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, today, the House will vote on H.R. 803, the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, a bill to reform our Nation's 
mishmash of workforce development programs.
  Today is the culmination of an 18-month bipartisan and bicameral 
process. The House passed H.R. 803, the SKILLS Act, over a year ago. 
The Senate passed an amended version of H.R. 803 two weeks ago and 
renamed it the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
  This bill turns the bipartisan consensus that our workforce 
development system is broken into action and will provide a long 
overdue reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act.
  In short, this legislation will increase access, eliminate waste, 
promote accountability, and empower job creators. Most importantly, the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act will give Americans access to 
the resources needed to fill in-demand jobs.

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