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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Washington Update: Super Committee Fails, Complicates FY 2012 Appropriations Process


From the National Skills Coalition Washington UpdateRead this month’s Washington Update for the latest on how the Super Committee’s failure and the automatic spending triggers may impact workforce funding moving forward, including year-end legislative efforts to finalize the FY 2012 appropriations process. Also read about the new Pathways Back to Work Act introduced by Rep. George Miller (D-CA) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) that would provide new investments in employment and job training activities for unemployed and low-income adults and youth, the extension of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, new grant opportunities, and more.