Republican Cuts Collide With Job Training to Help Businesses
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Michael Conner, an executive with Cincinnati-based Frisch’s Restaurants Inc., says he’s all for the Republican push to shrink government spending -- except when it comes to job-training programs that help businesses.
In their quest for deep government spending cuts, U.S. House Republicans passed a budget bill that would slash funding for a nationwide program that trains unemployed workers and helps them find jobs with companies looking for qualified employees. Conner and other critics say that provision is at odds with Republicans’ pledge to bring down the jobless rate.