{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.husted.senate.gov/media/press-releases/husted-acting-labor-secretary-sonderling-visit-owens-community-college-to-discuss-workforce-development/", "Husted, Acting Labor Secretary Sonderling visit Owens Community College to discuss workforce development", "2026-08-03", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "OH", "Jon Husted", "H001104", "www.husted.senate.gov", "husted", "https://www.husted.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cI appreciated the opportunity to welcome Acting Secretary Sonderling to Owens Community College and highlight one of the many outstanding programs that are equipping students with the skills needed for today\u2019s jobs and tomorrow\u2019s opportunities.\u201d\n\nTOLEDO, Ohio \u2013 Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today hosted Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling at Owens Community College for a roundtable discussion at the college\u2019s Dana Advanced Manufacturing Training Center.\n\nThe discussion focused on Husted\u2019s work alongside the administration to secure Workforce Pell Grants, which will soon make short-term, high-quality workforce training programs eligible for federal financial aid. They also discussed how Owens Community College is addressing critical workforce needs across northwest Ohio.\n\n\u201cThanks to the work we\u2019ve done in recent years, Ohio has become a national leader in workforce development, preparing Ohioans to compete and succeed across every sector of our economy. I appreciated the opportunity to welcome Acting Secretary Sonderling to Owens Community College and highlight one of the many outstanding programs that are equipping students with the skills needed for today\u2019s jobs and tomorrow\u2019s opportunities. That\u2019s why I supported expanding Pell Grants through the Working Families Tax Cuts Act\u2014to help more Americans access high-quality workforce training programs and gain the skills they need for good-paying careers,\u201d said Husted.\n\nHusted fought to include Workforce Pell Grants in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. Workforce Pell Grants will:\n\nAllow students to use federal Pell Grant aid for short-term job training programs that lead directly to employment.\n\nOpen pathways for people who want rapid skill development without the time and cost of a traditional degree.\n\nInclude training programs as short as 8\u201315 weeks.\n\nExpand the federal investment in skills training while making sure students can afford the education they need to succeed.\n\nMake job training more accessible, especially for low-income learners who might otherwise be shut out by cost.\n\nHusted is also leading efforts in the Senate to ensure students and families have the information they need to make informed education and career decisions. He is leading:", 1, "2026-08-05T07:37:37Z", "2026-08-05T07:38:44Z"]], "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://www.husted.senate.gov/media/press-releases/husted-acting-labor-secretary-sonderling-visit-owens-community-college-to-discuss-workforce-development/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8347721304744482, "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"}