U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) this week announced that her bipartisan Advanced Manufacturing Jobs in America Act has garnered the additional support of the American Small Manufacturers Coalition, the Software Alliance, CompTIA, and the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
“In the wake of this pandemic, growing American manufacturing is more important than ever,” Sen. Blackburn said. “It is essential that we continue to educate our workforce in order to decrease our dependency on foreign imports.”
Sen. Blackburn in January signed on as the lead original cosponsor of S. 3188 with bill sponsor U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) to help get qualified individuals into advanced manufacturing jobs by directing the U.S. Department of Labor to begin pilot projects between local community colleges, state and tribal colleges, local boards, advanced manufacturers, and Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers that would facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing.
“The Advanced Manufacturing Jobs in America Act will assist our employers in increasing the number of advanced manufacturing training programs and encourage collaboration to grow our workforce,” said Sen. Blackburn. “Let’s make America manufacture again.”
The bill, which is under consideration by the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, is also supported by the Tennessee Center for Industrial Services and Nevada Industry Excellence.