{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sewell.house.gov/2022/5/rep-sewell-votes-workforce-investments-fill-job-openings-lower-costs", "Rep. Sewell Votes for Workforce Investments to Fill Job Openings, Lower Costs", "2022-05-17", "2022", "2022-05", "Democrat", "House", "AL", "Terri A. Sewell", "S001185", "sewell.house.gov", "sewell", "https://sewell.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Rep. Sewell (AL-07) voted to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), legislation that will help unleash the full potential of Alabama\u2019s workforce by ensuring Alabamians have the skills they need to succeed. Amid the strongest job growth in modern times, these investments will connect Alabamians to a record number of job openings\u2014bringing workers off the sidelines, increasing production, and lowering the cost of key goods.\n\n\u201cToday, I proudly voted to invest in Alabama\u2019s workforce, which is the cornerstone of economic growth and prosperity in our state,\u201d said Rep. Sewell. \u201cBy fully funding our federal workforce development system, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act will deliver high-quality job training and empower Alabamians to take advantage of record job growth we\u2019re experiencing under President Biden. By getting people in jobs, this legislation will help bolster Alabama\u2019s manufacturing base and lower costs for hardworking Alabama families.\u201d\n\nWIOA makes up the heart of the United States\u2019 workforce development system, but its Congressional authorization has not been renewed since lapsing in 2020. Additionally, while the U.S. labor force has grown by roughly half over the past four decades, federal workforce development spending has fallen by two thirds. This funding gap means that essential job training services are frequently unavailable to Alabamians who need them most.\n\nToday\u2019s reauthorization fully funds WIOA for six years, allowing the workforce development system to train one million American workers per year by 2028. Additionally, it further expands pathways to opportunity by strengthening the Job Corps program, supporting summer and year-round jobs programs for young people and establishing a new employment program for formerly incarcerated Americans. By helping fill a record number of job openings, these workforce development investments will power the economy and lower costs for working families.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:29:07Z"]], "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://sewell.house.gov/2022/5/rep-sewell-votes-workforce-investments-fill-job-openings-lower-costs"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6657061167061329, "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"}