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With new reports that the unemployment rate is hovering near 9.5 percent, and one in seven people were living in poverty last year, on September 16, Sen. Baucus (D-MT) introduced the Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010, proposing to spend $1 billion for Workforce Investment Act “grants to states for youth activities,” and an additional $1.5 billion for basic assistance for families, short-term, one-time aid for needy families and subsidized employment programs under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

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The U.S. still struggles to recover from the worst recession since the Great Depression. And unemployment stubbornly hovers near 10 percent. But Goodwill continues to invest the bulk of its revenues into providing services to people who face employment challenges. Federal investments in this work are vital to us. Today, we are asking you to contact your Members of Congress, and ask them to support funding for job training programs. Continue reading to learn more, or take action now.

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Today, July 27, 2010, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee with jurisdiction over funding for the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education Subcommittee considered its FY 2011 spending bill. The full Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider the bill on Thursday, July 29. While full details are not yet available, sources assert that funding for the Workforce Investment Act’s (WIA) youth, adult, and dislocated worker funding streams would be increased.

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Goodwill Industries International is pleased to honor Congressman Brett Guthrie (R–KY) as a recipient of its Goodwill® National Policymaker Award for 2010. The award recognizes a federal policymaker who has clearly demonstrated support for Goodwill’s public policy priorities. Rep. Guthrie was nominated by Goodwill Industries of Kentucky (Louisville, KY), for his leadership in the House to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and for strengthening job opportunities for workers and job seekers in a struggling economy.

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Goodwill Industries International® is pleased to honor Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) as a recipient of its Goodwill® National Policymaker Award for 2010. The award recognizes a federal policymaker who has clearly demonstrated support for Goodwill’s public policy priorities. Senator Mikulski was nominated by Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake (Baltimore, MD) for her “close to 100 percent support of our 2009 policy priorities.”

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Goodwill Industries International is pleased to honor Congressman John Tierney (D–MA) as a recipient of its Goodwill® National Policymaker Award for 2010. The award recognizes a federal policymaker who has clearly demonstrated support for Goodwill’s public policy priorities. Rep. Tierney was nominated by Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries (Boston, MA) for his long history as a champion for the Workforce system. Tierney feels strongly about more accountability for the new legislation including youth being represented and helping both veterans and people with disabilities integrate into the workforce.

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More than 160 representatives from Goodwill® including CEOs, workforce professionals, volunteer board members, and program participants will gather on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, April 28 to urge Congress to invest in the American workforce through federal job training programs. Goodwill intends to engage policymakers in support of funding for critical job training programs, employment placement services and other community-based programs that Goodwill provides in 166 Goodwill agencies across the country.

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