Source: United States Senator for Delaware Christopher Coons
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) celebrated the passage of their Senate resolution recognizing September 2022 as National Workforce Development Month.
“Delawareans up and down the state deserve quality, good-paying careers that utilize their skills and build on their interests. Thanks to concentrated efforts to prepare our kids for the workforce, Delaware’s high school students have the chance to earn early college credits, participate in a certificate program or an apprenticeship, and begin a pathway to a successful career,” said Senator Coons. “This month, let’s acknowledge the success of workforce development programs across the country and think of ways to continue to build up the next generation of workers.”
“From clean energy and advanced manufacturing to sustainable agriculture and innovative technology, we need to ensure that the American workforce is ready to meet the challenges of the 21st century economy,” Senator Feinstein said. “Our resolution recognizes the vital role workforce development plays in growing America’s next generation of workers as well as supporting the advancement of current professionals looking for new employment opportunities.”
“Americans know that, in order to compete on the global stage, we must train our workers for the jobs of tomorrow. By investing in workforce training, we are investing in ourselves,” said Senator Young. “This resolution highlights the importance of workforce development in providing a pathway to a meaningful career and a chance to live the American Dream.”
“I’m proud to join this bipartisan effort to highlight the importance of investing in workforce development programs, apprenticeships, and career and technical education. We know that we can meet workforce readiness challenges effectively if we support students, workers, and businesses and have strong public-private partnerships at the local level that are backed by a Congress working across party lines. This bipartisan resolution shows our commitment to being a federal partner to help make sure our workforce is better equipped for high-skilled, good paying jobs that will help raise incomes for workers and boost economic growth for businesses,” Senator Baldwin said.
In addition to Coons, Feinstein, Young, Baldwin, and Scott, the resolution is also cosponsored by Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Christopher Murphy (D-Conn.).
Full text of the resolution is available here and below:
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