Menendez Touts Job Training Program at Camden County College

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez visited Camden County College Monday afternoon to tout his proposals to build the economy by training unemployed individuals.

"Obviously, a growing economy is going to be the biggest driver of getting people back to work, but even in this economy, as it is recovering, I hear from New Jersey businesses, 'Senator, I have a series of jobs that I have available right now, but I don't have the people with the right skills to meet those jobs," Menendez (D-NJ) said. "Well, we need to be able to give them New Jerseyans who will be trained at great institutions like this."

Menendez is proposing a competitive tax-credit program to encourage partnerships between colleges and businesses, as well as a tax credit of up to $3,000 for any American business willing to train a long-term unemployed individual.