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| https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=ed3a411b-7120-4854-8bd9-72d71d84f478 | The Best Jobs Creating Bill Youve Never Heard Of | 2014-09-23 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WY | Michael Enzi | E000285 | www.enzi.senate.gov | legacy | While travelling around Wyoming this August, I heard a recurring question from constituents, “When is Congress going to do something to help those without a job get back on their feet?”. Apparently good news doesn’t deserve good press. A jobs bill that I worked on for over a decade passed the Senate 95 to 3. This is very bipartisan and a very important bill that will help fill the hundreds of thousands of good jobs that are still open across the country because of a lack of folks with the skill set needed to perform those jobs. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was signed into law by the president at the end of July. It will transform the sometimes bureaucratic federal job training system into a streamlined program that can help many more people by teaching them the skills needed to succeed. Through its job training programs, WIOA will help improve our currently stagnant economy and foster an economic environment for private sector job creation. If it works as it should, then hundreds of thousands of people will be able to move into available jobs that are vacant because folks don’t have the right skills. Local businesses will finally be able to find workers in their communities who have the particular skill sets they need to grow and expand their businesses. The job training programs that are included in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act are what will help get our economy going again. But it doesn’t just add programs. The bill is designed to eliminate 15 programs identified as ineffective or duplicative and 21 federal mandates on state and local workforce boards. It will also provide stronger accountability for taxpayer dollars by applying common performance measures for all programs with a focus on employment outcomes and employer satisfaction with trained workers. This law also gives authority back to state governments and equips them with tools to help small businesses. It provides governors and state workforce directors with what they told us they needed — flexibility to use money where it is most needed. With this reauthorization, states will be better able to meet regional economic demands and provide training for jobs where quality workers are in short supply. We can help people get back to work by offering training for the skills and services needed in our communities. State and local officials are in the best position to determine the labor and job training needs of communities across the nation and this law will allow them to make these determinations. It takes hard work and dedication to pass a good bill, and you can’t give up just because it’s difficult. Having a skilled workforce shouldn’t be a partisan issue. This should be an area where we can always find common ground and work together to ensure our workers have the skills they need to compete in the ever-changing global economy. This law sends a clear message that we are serious about helping our American workers and employers remain competitive, and that we are serious about closing the skills gap that is putting America’s long-term competitiveness in jeopardy. As our economy changes, this law goes a long way to ensuring our workforce will be better prepared. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |