[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 4, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                 REINTRODUCTION OF THE REEMPLOYMENT ACT

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                           HON. PAT WILLIAMS

                               of montana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 4, 1994

  Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with Chairman Ford to 
introduce a new version of the Reemployment Act--H.R. 4050. The 
Subcommittee on Labor Management Relations held numerous hearings in 
this Congress both in Washington and across the United States on 
dislocated workers and the Reemployment Act. I expect that the 
committee will use this legislation as a starting point for 
consideration next year.
  Many Members of the House of Representatives, as I did, cosponsored 
the Reemployment Act when it was introduced in March 1994. There was 
broad-based concern with different parts of the legislation from 
Governors, mayors, county officials, unions, educators, and community 
based groups. I cosponsored this legislation in order to move the 
debate further.
  As a result of the concern expressed about the legislation and our 
own concerns, Chairman Ford and I redrafted the bill. We made a draft 
available in mid-August to all of the interested parties mentioned 
above and others who requested the opportunity to review the 
legislation. As a result of that review, we received numerous comments 
which we made every attempt to accommodate in the legislation we are 
introducing today.
  The legislation that we are introducing today simplifies the original 
bill so that governance, program consolidation, money flow, one-stop 
centers, and conflict-of-interest rules are clarified.
  We are introducing this bill today so that interested parties can 
review our legislation between now and the beginning of the 104th 
Congress. I join in this effort despite the fact that I remain 
concerned with the effectiveness of training programs and the lack of 
jobs in many labor markets.

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