[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 114 (Wednesday, September 3, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S8722]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                               JOB CORPS

  Mr. ROTH. Mr. President, I rise to express my sincere interest in 
establishing a Job Corps campus within my home State of Delaware. 
Today, the Senate considers legislation increasing our commitment to 
the Job Corps program--a program to educate and provide job training to 
youth at high risk of falling into government dependent or criminal 
lifestyles. Most of the young people who benefit from the Job Corps' 
services live at residential centers in their home States. In some 
cases, students enrolled in Job Corps can even commute from their 
homes. Currently, Delaware's young people do not have either of these 
options available to them. This situation potentially limits the number 
of my young constituents able to take advantage of the Job Corps, 
cutting off a path to self-reliance and a brighter future for many.
  My office has worked in concert with a host of Delaware's other 
elected and appointed officials on this issue. It is my hope that a 
small portion of the funding this legislation dedicates to this program 
can be used to begin establishment of a Delaware Job Corps facility. I 
applaud Senators Stevens and Specter for including an acknowledgement 
of our efforts to bring a Job Corps campus to Delaware in S. 1061's 
accompanying committee report. I look forward to working with the 
administration on this important matter.

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