{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sablan.house.gov/torres%E2%80%99-goal-500-more-us-workers", "Torres goal: 500 more US workers", "2019-10-15", "2019", "2019-10", "Democrat", "House", "MP", "Gregorio Sablan", "S001177", "sablan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Torres' goal: 500 more US workers                                           \n              Oct 15, 2019      \t\t        \t    \n      \t            \n                    \n                                            \n          \n        \n        \n            \n    \n  \n    \n        \n            \n        \n      \n    \n    \n    The $2.5 million in training fees paid by employers of CW workers this year should place 500 more U.S. workers into the labor force, according to thespending plan submitted by Governor Ralph Torresin June andapproved by the U.S. Department of Laboron September 19. TheU.S. Workforce Act, which I wrote into law last year, requires the annual spending plan anda report to Congress, received this week, to ensure the training funds are used effectively to put U.S. workers in jobs. The Governor's plan gives $1 million each to the Northern Marianas Trades Institute and Northern Marianas College. $200,000 goes to the CNMI Department of Labor for administrative costs and $300,000 to provide opportunities to fund training programs relevant to the advancement of US workers within the CNMI labor force. Fees may fall short of the projected $2.5 million, however, as only 12,152 CW permits had been issued as of September 29 (yielding $2.43 million), according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The U.S. Workforce Act also requires the Governor to report by November 2 the ratio between U.S. and other worker based on income tax filings.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://sablan.house.gov/torres%E2%80%99-goal-500-more-us-workers"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.2619026713073254, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}