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Senate Appropriations Hearing Centers on Labor Department FY2026 Proposal and 'Make America Skilled Again' Block Grant
Summary
At a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing, lawmakers pressed Labor Secretary Chavez de Reamer on the Trump administration's fiscal year 2026 budget request, which proposes a roughly $4.6 billion cut to the Department of Labor and would consolidate multiple workforce programs into a single 'Make America Skilled Again' block grant.
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Capito opened a hearing on the Department of Labor's fiscal year 2026 budget request, saying the administration proposes to reduce the agency's funding by $4,600,000,000 — a decrease of nearly 35 percent — and asking the department to explain priorities and proposed consolidations.
The budget request would consolidate multiple federal training programs into a single Make America Skilled Again block grant meant to give states flexibility in spending workforce dollars, Secretary of Labor Chavez de Reamer told the panel. "By consolidating siloed federal training programs…
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