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A top U.S. House Republican visiting Luzerne County on Wednesday criticized Democrats for voting against tax cuts in President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
At i2M in Wright Twp., Rep. Lisa McClain, of Michigan, the fourth highest-ranked House Republican, highlighted the bill’s elimination of the federal income tax on the first $12,500 of overtime pay.
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U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp. and U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, introduced the Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act.
The bill aims to close the skilled trades gap by boosting enrollment in registered apprenticeship programs through greater investment in outreach to students looking to learn a trade and get to work. It will help ensure they are better prepared to meet the growing demand for trained workers in critical industries like construction and manufacturing.
BUTLER TWP. — Although the U.S. Department of Labor has moved to close Job Corp centers like Keystone, U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., said they are training students to take part in the growing economy of Northeast Pennsylvania.
“That’s something that I felt that Job Corps does exceptionally well,” Bresnahan said at a news conference on Monday, “So it’s certainly frustrating to see what they are currently going through.”