OVERSIGHT: House panel to probe Job Corps’ $100 million shortfall

Published February 1, 2013 5:00am ET



House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline, R-MN, and Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx, R-NC, want to know why the Job Corps keeps coming up short of millions of dollars.

“Congress must get to the bottom of the budgetary shortfalls that continue to plague the Job Corps program,” Kline said in a statement issued today. “I expect the department and all interested stakeholders to cooperate fully with the committee’s investigation so we can ensure this program serves our nation’s youth while protecting taxpayers’ investment.”

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