A second federal appeals court—this time the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals—ruled that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overstepped its ground with its rule requiring employers to post a notice informing employees of their right to unionize. The court’s decision is yet another victory for the U.S. Chamber and other groups in a series of lawsuits challenging some of the NLRB’s most egregious power grabs.

No priority facing our nation is more important than putting Americans back to work. Nearly 12 million American are unemployed. The United States will need to create 20 million jobs by the year 2020 to replace the jobs lost in the recession and to meet the needs of our growing workforce.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) wants a bipartisan bill introduced as soon as possible. His colleague, Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) has called it a top priority for years. Staff to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) have been working with their Senate counterparts for weeks to produce such a bill.

Last year, the United States made history. The Wall Street Journal reports that in 2012, U.S. oil production increased by 1 million barrels a day, its largest increase ever:

Apprenticeships have changed. Now we just need to convince the American public, and more importantly, lawmakers.

Once the province of traditional trades and under the control of organized labor, they are now being used in a number of states to train workers in middle- and high-skills jobs in health care, information technology, and the service industry, among other fields.