U.S. House Panel OKs Job Training Overhaul

"The government's $5 billion jobs training and services programs would be combined into state block grants in legislation approved Thursday by a House committee."

"The legislation 'would help improve results for Americans striving to get back to work,' said the committee chairman, Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio. He said the bill would trim the bureaucracy, provide greater cooperation among those helping to develop the work force, and further emphasize basic skills in adult education programs."

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