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On Wednesday, May 11 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing entitled "Removing Inefficiencies in the Nation’s Job Training Programs." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently identified 47 separate employment and training programs administered across nine federal agencies. These programs cost taxpayers an estimated $18 billion in fiscal year 2009. As we work to foster a stable economic recovery, Congress must take steps to streamline federal spending and restore fiscal discipline in Washington. Consolidation and improved coordination among workforce development programs would reduce wasteful government spending while strengthening programs designed to encourage a stronger, more competitive American workforce.

Wednesday’s hearing will allow members an opportunity to examine ways we can modernize federal job training programs while saving taxpayer dollars. To learn more about this hearing, visit www.republicans-edlabor.house.gov/hearings.

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WITNESS LIST

Director for Education, Workforce, and Income Security
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC

Mr. Larry Temple
Executive Director
Texas Workforce Commission
Austin, TX

Ms. Evelyn Ganzglass
Director, Workforce Development
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Washington, DC

Mr. Bert “Van” Royal
Owner/Broker Magnolia Point Realty
K & V Investment Group, Inc.
Green Cove Springs, FL