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The Senate will take up a bill this week that could deny 250,000 people
the services they need to compete in today's demanding labor market. The 1997
budget, which already passed the House of Representatives, would cut nearly $1
billion from programs that provide job training and employment services to
those most in need of federal assistance.
The budget bill is nearly $1 billion short of the funds requested by
President Clinton and could seriously curtail services for adults and youth
seeking basic job skills, training, job search and relocation assistance,
unemployment insurance services and other support provided through the Labor
Department's Employment and Training Administration.
"At a time when the labor market is demanding a more skilled workforce,
it is irresponsible for Congress to consider cutting the very programs that
could prepare more workers for the new economy," said Labor Secretary Robert B.
Reich. "Congress should expand not cut programs and services that people need
to make successful transition from school, underemployment and layoffs to
productive meaningful work."
In comparison to the President's budget, the appropriations bill passed
by the U.S. House of Representatives for the fiscal year which begins on Oct.
1, 1996, would:
- Cut $246 million from summer jobs programs for disadvantaged youth
who need the chance to gain work experience and earn much-needed paychecks;
- Cut $193 million in support for dislocated workers who lose their
jobs due to corporate and military downsizing, plant closings, trade policies
and technological changes;
- Cut $150 million from the Unemployment Insurance Service, reducing
customer services available in state and local offices, including aid in filing
for unemployment benefits;
- Cut $102 million in basic job services for low-income adults who
needed training and support to become self-sufficient in the workplace;
- Cut $82 million from the Employment Service which matches job
seekers and employers nationwide, including use of America's Job Bank on the
Internet;
- Cut $40 million in support of One-Stop career centers which
consolidate employment, training and support services for job seekers and
employers; and
- Cut $25 million in School-to-Work programs for states seeking to
provide a smooth transition from education to employment for all young
people.
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| Program |
1997
President's
Budget |
1997
House Bill |
--- Difference ---
Dollars
--------- Percent |
| TOTAL |
$6,805,000 |
$5,967,000 |
-$838,000 |
-12.3 |
| Dislocated Worker Assistance |
1,293,000 |
1,100,000 |
-193,000 |
-14.9 |
| Training for Low Income Adults |
947,000 |
845,000 |
-102,000 |
-10.8 |
| Summer Youth Jobs |
871,000 |
625,000 |
-246,000 |
-28.2 |
| Employment Service |
848,000 |
766,000 |
-82,000 |
-9.7 |
| Unemployment Insurance |
2,496,000 |
2,346,000 |
-150,000 |
-6.0 |
| One Stop Career Centers |
150,000 |
110,000 |
-40,000 |
-26.7 |
| School-to-Work Opportunities |
200,000 |
175,000 |
-25,000 |
-12.5 |
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