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Steve Pearce Hails Congressional Passage of Technical Training Legislation

Rep. Steve Pearce (R) New Mexico

Commentary: New Mexico Congressman and candidate for Governor Steve Pearce today hailed Congressional passage of the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. The legislation compliments and enhances Pearce’s apprenticeship plan for New Mexico. He released the following statement:

“There are few greater rewards in life than the ability to find meaningful work to provide for yourself and your family. I am proud, at both the federal and state level, to support every effort to give students and adults the technical training to find such work.

“New Mexico can and must do a better job equipping our out-of-work and under-employed adults as well as our state’s non-college bound high schoolers with the opportunities to make their lives better. The answer for thousands of New Mexicans is through technically skilled work.

“Today’s federal legislation is good for America and good news for New Mexico. I am proud to support it. This legislation completely realigns how our country prioritizes and teaches technically skilled labor and applies it to the modern workforce. As Governor, I will take action immediately to take full advantage of this legislation and implement a series targeted programs to put kids in apprenticeships and out-of-work adults back into the workforce.”