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How Build Back Better and Infrastructure Bills Can Advance Learners and Workers

Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and Maria Flynn, President and CEO of JFF

In our premiere episode of Horizons: On the Record, we focus on the opportunities available in education and workforce development from Build Back Better and the new infrastructure legislation.

It’s time to tune in for JFF’s premiere episode of Horizons: On the Record. We’re kicking off the series with a focus on the education and workforce development opportunities in the proposed Build Back Better Act and the recently approved national infrastructure package.

In this first episode, we’ll hear from:

  • U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh
  • U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici
  • Ted Mitchell, President of the American Council on Education
  • Denise Forte, CEO of The Education Trust

They’ll join JFF leaders for analysis of the latest legislation and what it means for our workforce today and tomorrow. Horizons: On the Record is a quarterly studio show focused on the big issues of the moment—the challenges and the opportunities to advance economic equity for learners and workers across the country.

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