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Department of Labor proposes steep discretionary cuts, consolidates workforce grants into single block grant
Summary
The Department of Labor’s fiscal year 2026 budget, presented June 5 to the House Education and Labor Committee, proposes about $4.5 billion in discretionary cuts and consolidates multiple workforce programs into a single state block grant called Make America Skilled Again, with 10% of the consolidated funding set aside for apprenticeships.
The Department of Labor’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal, presented to the House Education and Labor Committee on June 5, would reduce discretionary funding by about $4.5 billion — a cut the secretary described as part of an effort to “eliminate ineffective training interventions” and give states more flexibility to spend workforce dollars.
Why it matters: Committee members pressed whether reductions would weaken enforcement and frontline services and how consolidation would affect long‑standing, targeted workforce programs. Several members warned cuts could shrink investigators, enforcement staff and training…
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