{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://reichert.house.gov/press-release/following-support-congressman-reichert-and-members-wa-delegation-27-million", "Following Support from Congressman Reichert and Members of the WA Delegation, $2.7 Million Apprenticeship Grant Heads to Washington State", "2016-10-21", "2016", "2016-10", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Dave Reichert", "R000578", "reichert.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Representatives Dave Reichert (WA-08), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rick Larsen (WA-02), Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03), Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Jim McDermott (WA-07), Adam Smith (WA-09), and Denny Heck (WA-10) today announced that Washington has been awarded a $2.7 million US Department of Labor ApprenticeshipUSA State Expansion Grant to boost apprenticeships in the state.\nThe announcement comes after the Members threw their support behind Washington\u2019s application in a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor last month.\n\u201cThe need for highly-skilled workers in Washington is significant, especially given our robust aerospace industry,\u201d the Members wrote. \u201cWe ask that you give full and fair consideration to Washington state\u2019s grant application and look forward to working with you on a federal level to promote apprenticeships and expand the skills of our workforce.\u201d \nThe state expansion grant program exists to help states develop and implement comprehensive strategies to support apprenticeship expansion to new sectors and underserved populations, as well as enhance state capacity to conduct outreach and work with employers to start new programs.\nWashington state\u2019s application aims to use apprenticeships to help increase the number of people in the state who are able to find and maintain good jobs \u2013 especially people in disadvantaged populations \u2013 and help close the skill gaps that employers need, especially in manufacturing industries.", 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": ["http://reichert.house.gov/press-release/following-support-congressman-reichert-and-members-wa-delegation-27-million"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.431829296052456, "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"}