NATE Statement on U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Passage of the Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act
NATE Statement on U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Passage of the Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act
(Washington, D.C.) – NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association today issued the following statement after today’s U.S. Senate Commerce Committee passage of the Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act:
“Workforce Development has emerged as a top priority for NATE and our dynamic industry and today’s passage of the Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act by the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is a critical next step in the process to foster greater collaboration between the federal government, state workforce board, higher education and industry to ultimately develop a future pipeline of skilled technicians,” said President & CEO Todd Schlekeway. “NATE applauds the bipartisan leadership of Senators Thune, Tester, Wicker, Moran and Peters for ushering this important legislation through the Commerce Committee and looks forward to seeing the bill continue to garner support in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives,” added Schlekeway.
For more information on the Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act, visit www.Congress.gov. For information related to NATE, visit www.natehome.com today.
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About NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association
NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association is a non-profit trade association dedicated to providing a unified voice for companies in the diverse tower and communications infrastructure construction, service and maintenance industries. Today the Association boasts over 1,040 member companies located throughout the United States, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, China, Guam, Israel, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Trinidad and the United Kingdom. For additional information on NATE, please visit natehome.com.
Contact: Todd Schlekeway
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