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Three years ago, President Clinton proposed a G.I. Bill for America's
Workers to reinvent our nation's job training system for the 21st century.
Today, I am pleased that the Senate took the final step in passing the
Workforce Investment Act, legislation that includes the principles of the
President's original proposal and delivers a job training system that will help
all Americans succeed in the new economy. I am hopeful that the House will take
up this legislation in short order.
I want to thank Senators DeWine, Kennedy, Jeffords, Wellstone for their
leadership in passing this landmark legislation. This is a clear example of the
good that results when we put partnership over partisanship.
The Workforce Investment Act rests on four cornerstones: flexibility,
accountability, choice, and streamlined delivery. It rewards innovation,
promotes partnerships, cuts red tape and puts power in the hands of individuals
and local communities. I am particularly pleased that the measure also enhances
the youth job training system by incorporating the President's Youth
Opportunities Areas Initiative which will help young people in high poverty
areas find and keep jobs.
Our economy is the strongest in a generation. But we can and must do
more to help all Americans share in that prosperity and move higher up the
career ladder. By reinventing our job training system, this legislation
combines business leadership, local flexibility and personal responsibility and
will help give every American their ticket to the 21st century economy.
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