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“As a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, I rise in support to H.R. 803, the ``Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.'' I support this bipartisan legislation because it will modernize existing federal workforce development programs and prepare workers for the global economy of the 21st century. This bill represents a bicameral compromise between the SKILLS Act passed by the House in March 2013 and the workforce training bill reported by the Senate HELP Committee in July of the same year. The Senate passed this bipartisan agreement on June 25, thus passage by the House today will send the bill to the President's desk for his signature. Madam Speaker, by 2022, the United States will need 11 million workers with postsecondary education to stay competitive in the global economy. Currently, 52 percent of adults between the ages of 16-65 in the United States lack the literacy skills necessary to succeed in postsecondary education and work. Additionally, individuals with disabilities have the highest rate of unemployment of any group, and more than two-thirds do not participate in the workforce at all. Madam Speaker, we need to help put more Americans back in the workforce. This legislation will support access to real-world education in fields that are in demand locally and help more workers, including those with disabilities, across the country find a good job or train for a new career. This bill invests in America's competitiveness by: 1.…”