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Why the state of skills training should be a big part of the State of the Union

February 4, 2019

If there was any doubt that the state of our union is divided, look no further than what has transpired over the last month – we had the longest government shutdown in history, which cost our economy $11 billion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Not to mention the uncertainty about what happens after Feb.15 if Congress doesn't reach a compromise to keep the government open.

But there's one issue that unites people on Capitol Hill, at places of business, and at kitchen tables across America: skills training.

Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) and Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) are gearing up to re-introduce the PARTNERS Act, which establishes a grant program to support nascent apprenticeship programs.