We can help break this cycle of incarceration by including reentry programs.

Empowering justice-involved individuals to find high-quality careers should be a bipartisan issue. It's not only the right thing to do, its' also a smart thing to do.

I applaud you and President Biden for fighting to build back our economy and we all share the commitment to ensuring that all workers are allowed to organize and collectively bargain.

Congress creates pathways when we remove unnecessary barriers and offer services that help workers build skills.

This bipartisan reauthorization is an opportunity for Congress to realize the full potential of WIOA's program for both workers and employers.

the wages and the benefits employers are offering are too, too low they don't even make the positions attractive to potential candidates.

Today, we meet for our second bipartisan hearing on reauthorizing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, or WIOA.

we need to raise the minimum wage, and why this Committee right here that you're sitting on has led the charge of increasing the minimum wage to $15.00 an hour.

If our workforce system focuses on today's jobs only, then we won't be equipped for the economy of the future.

As my colleague from Washington Ms. Jayapal pointed out, reports show that women of color have been disproportionately affected.

70 percent is not a passing grade, and we can do better.

Our primary goal and focus should be creating additional pathways for workers to reskill and upskill.