[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 26, 1994]
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                   IN SUPPORT OF THE REEMPLOYMENT ACT

  (Ms. ESHOO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, there is very encouraging news about our 
economy and employment everyday, but there is also dislocation and 
long-term unemployment.
  Our current system is not addressing the long-term needs of the 
unemployed.
  We continue to spend billions of dollars on emergency unemployment 
benefits when we should have a sensible structure in place which 
emphasizes re-employment.
  Imagine the exasperation of the unemployed who must deal with a 
jumble of unrelated agencies to find the kind of job training and 
assistance they need.
  The Reemployment Act changes this by streamlining the current 
confusing maze of narrow categorical programs into a comprehensive 
reemployment system that will connect workers to new jobs and employers 
to skilled workers.
  The plan is market-driven in that job-seekers will work with career 
counselors to develop individualized reemployment plans based on good 
labor market information.
  Mr. Speaker, we have worked hard to get our economy back on its feet. 
Let us finish the job by enacting this critical legislation.

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