[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 144 (Thursday, October 6, 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

                       Wednesday, October 5, 1994

  Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise 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 a 
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 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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