Business Roundtable Applauds House Passage of Perkins Act Reauthorization

Washington – Business Roundtable President & CEO Joshua Bolten today released the following statement on the House vote to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins Act): 

“Business Roundtable applauds the House vote to reauthorize the Perkins Act for America’s students, workers and employers. To maintain America’s status as a global leader in innovation, our nation needs a U.S. workforce with the skills to compete and win in the 21st century. That’s exactly what this bipartisan legislation will deliver. Business Roundtable is grateful for the leadership of the Administration and all the lawmakers on both sides of the aisle who helped get this bill across the finish line.”