ROCKVILLE, MD — Goodwill Industries International is pleased to honor U.S. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) as a recipient of its Goodwill® National Policymaker Award for 2013. The award recognizes a federal lawmaker who has clearly demonstrated support for Goodwill’s public policy priorities.
Goodwill Industries of South Texas (Corpus Christi) nominated Hinojosa, a long-time proponent of education and job training as a means to fuel economic growth. Hinojosa is the ranking member of the Education and Workforce Committee’s Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). On February 15, Hinojosa introduced the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 to better assist out-of-work Americans, including the long-term unemployed, to acquire the skills that growing industries need.
In fall 2012, Hinojosa met with John Owen, CEO of Goodwill Industries of South Texas, at Hinojosa’s office in Edinburg, TX, which serves the Rio Grande Valley. The congressman expressed his support of Goodwill’s job training, job creation, and job placement services.
“The Workforce Investment Act of 2013 would help workers find jobs and careers through strategic partnerships with in-demand sector employers, community colleges, labor organizations, and nonprofits like Goodwill,” Owen said. “Rep. Hinojosa understands Goodwill’s central role in job training and creation, and we continue to appreciate his support of WIA.”
The award was announced at a reception in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, May 15th. The reception was part of Goodwill Industries International’s seventh annual Advocacy Day – “Designing Goodwill into the Future.”
