[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 8, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E744]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PAUL SIMON CHICAGO JOB CORPS CENTER

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                               speech of

                       HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 7, 2002

  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of Senate Bill 378, 
which will rename the Chicago Job Corps Center, located at 3348 South 
Kedzie Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois, as the Paul Simon Chicago Job 
Corps Center after former U.S. Senator Paul Simon of Illinois. Senator 
Simon was not only a great U.S. Senator for the state of Illinois, but 
he is a champion for working people across the nation.
  Senator Simon has dedicated his life to helping the people of this 
country. As a scholar, writer, and public servant, Senator Simon has 
worked hard to battle against the social injustices that haunt our 
nation. During his congressional service, Senator Simon was a strong 
supporter of the federal Jobs Corps program and was instrumental in the 
chartering of a Jobs Corps center in Chicago. The Center provides 
opportunities in a campus environment to gain a valuable education with 
advanced career training, to learn a skilled trade, so that individuals 
may reach their full potential. Job Corps provides up to two years of 
hands-on work-based training and internships, in areas ranging from 
bricklaying to computer repair. The Center also provides academic 
training in remedial math and reading, GED preparation, and English as 
a second language, and outreach to those in the community that may not 
have the opportunity to attend college. It is these things that define 
the goals Senator Simon has set to achieve for the millions of 
Americans looking for skilled employment in the workplace.
  Senator Simon has been a dear friend of mine for many, many years. 
His contributions and dedication as a public servant have always 
inspired me. He has not only made great contributions to this country 
and the state of Illinois, but he continues to play a vital role as 
Director of the Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois 
University. He is a leader in strengthening democracy and in addressing 
key global issues such as the looming water shortage crisis. I feel 
that renaming the Chicago Job Corps Center as the Paul Simon Chicago 
Job Corps Center is an appropriate recognition of what he has done for 
the Chicago area and all of us. Thank you Paul, for everything.

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