,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ca1 #bjba,mr4 
,kri%namoor?i 7= himself & ,mr4         
,langev97 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,labor  ,,resolution       
,express+ support = approximately d\bl+ 
fund+ = ,f$]al c>e] & te*nical education
 programs4  ,:]eas = mu* ( ! pa/ ye>1 ! 
,,covid-#ai p&emic br\ght ! ,am]ican    
economy to a gr9d+ halt1 plung+ ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & ! _w into ! wor/ economic     
d[nturn s9ce ! ,great ,depression2      
,:]eas ! ,am]ican economy is n[ ro>+    
back to life1 ?anks to hi/oric action by
 ,congress & ! ,presid5t2 ,:]eas = _m   
,am]icans1 ?is po/-,,covid economic boom
 is an opportunity to reskill & upskill1
 ) ,am]ican work]s *ang+ jobs & ev5     
pr(essions 9 hi/oric numb]s2 ,:]eas _m  
o!r ,am]icans cont9ue to h difficulties 
f9d+ "w1 ) m ?an #i1jjj1jjj unemploy$   
,am]icans curr5tly unable to f9d a job1 
includ+ #d1jjj1jjj long-t]m unemploy$2  

,:]eas1 at ! same "t1 ! l&scape ( ! #ba/
 c5tury economy is *ang+1 z em]g+ new   
te*nologies & %ift+ dem&s create new    
opportunities & *all5ges2 ,:]eas !      
infra/ructure proposals curr5tly "u     
consid]ation reflect ?is new economy1 z 
d ! sci5ce & te*nology bills put =? 9   
bo? ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !       
,s5ate1 b !re rema9s a crucial &        
unaddress$ ne$ to tra9 ! work=ce ( ?is  
new economy2 ,:]eas1 relative to        
inflation1 ,f$]al sp5d+ on work=ce tra9+
 & employm5t s]vices is at its l[e/     
level 9 m ?an #ej ye>s1 & fund+ =       
community college c>e] & te*nical       
education has fall5 #bh p]c5t 9 ! la/   
#bj ye>s alone2 ,:]eas n[ is ! "t to    
inve/ 9 ,am]ican work]s1 z high         
unemploym5t & hi/oric turnov]1 comb9$ ) 
! trem5d\s economic en]gy ( !           
po/-,,covid recov]y1 pres5t an          
unp>allel$ opportunity to retra9 &      
realign ! ,am]ican work=ce = ! new      
economy1 :ile also provid+ ,am]ican     
work]s ) ! necess>y skills to e>n high] 

wages & atta9 long-t]m job security2 &  
,:]eas ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] &        
,te*nical ,education ,act ( #bjjf 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #bcja et seq471 z reau?oriz$  
by ! ,/r5g!n+ ,c>e] & ,te*nical         
,education = ! #ba/ ,c5tury ,act 7,p]k9s
 ,v71 is ! prim>y ,f$]al law develop+ & 
support+ c>e] & te*nical education      
programs 9 second>y & po/second>y       
education3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 affirms !       
importance ( ,p]k9s ,v & o!r c>e] &     
te*nical education programs = tra9+ !   
skill$ work=ce ( ! future & = increas+ !
 e>n+ pot5tial & job security ( ,am]ican
 work]s2  7#b7 recognizes t ! annual    
fund+ = ,p]k9s ,v1 am\nt+ to            
#a1ccd1hjj1jjj 9 fiscal ye> #bjba1 is   
insuffici5t to address ! ne$ br\ght on  
by ! long-t]m economic realignm5t & !   
ne>-t]m ,,covid-#ai p&emic2 &  7#c7     
urges #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 new sp5d+ be set
 aside to fund ,p]k9s ,v programs &     
innovative evid5ce-bas$ c>e] & te*nical 
education ov] ! next #aj ye>s1 equal+   

approximately d\ble ! am\nt curr5tly    
appropriat$ by ,congress to su*         
programs4