[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 26, 1994]
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              A PLEA FOR ENACTMENT OF THE REEMPLOYMENT ACT

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, of the more than 8\1/2\ million workers 
unemployed this year, over 2 million will be faced with permanent job 
loss. We need to pass the Reemployment Act this year so that these 
workers can begin to receive the assistance they need to connect with 
the good jobs that our economy is creating.
  But, Mr. Speaker, it is not only workers who would benefit from 
passage of the Reemployment Act. Businesses would benefit as well. Many 
businesses creating the good new jobs in our economy are having a tough 
time finding skilled workers. The REA would help give workers the 
skills they need to fill these jobs, and would connect the business 
with the worker.
  Business Leaders understand the benefits of the REA. The National 
Alliance of Business, and I quote: ``welcome the chance to support a 
bill that proposes, for the first time, a national work force 
investment system responsive to the needs of both employers and 
employees.'' The President of the German multinational conglomerate 
Siemens Corp.--looking to expand its United States manufacturing 
operations--testified that the REA would give American workers, quote: 
``the skills that are required by companies such as Siemens.''
  Mr. Speaker, we need to work with the administration and pass the 
Reemployment Act. The millions of Americans loosing their jobs this 
year and the thousands of businesses looking to try and reemploy them 
demand no less.

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