Bell introduces BRIDGE Act to bolster American workforce Congressman Wesley Bell has introduced the “Building Reentry and Inclusive Development for Greater Employment (BRIDGE) Act, which he says could “strengthen the workforce by expanding pathways to economic mobility and employment for justice-impacted individuals.” The bill also lends support to youths seeking employment, another group that has “long faced significant barriers to entering the workforce.” “A […]

'Bell introduces BRIDGE Act to bolster American workforce'

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📸 Annelise Hanshaw | Missouri Independent

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“I was back in the corporate world, working … as long as I would accommodate two rules: One was that I couldn’t talk about my experience with incarceration, and the other was that I was willing to accept about half of what I was worth.”

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