Senate Votes, 95 to 3, in Favor of Job-Training Legislation

By Andy Thomason. The U.S. Senate passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, which would streamline federal job-training programs, by a vote of 95 to 3 on Wednesday. The bill now moves to the House of Representatives. The legislation would reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act, which was enacted in 1998 and was due for reauthorization in 2003 but still awaits that step. More...