Anna Eshoo: “I commend the administration for its efforts in getting our economic house order. More than 3 million new private sector…”

“I commend the administration for its efforts in getting our economic house order. More than 3 million new private sector jobs have been created and unemployment has dropped to 6 percent. Despite this great news, the changing economy has left many people permanently unemployed. They lack the job skills that new, better paying jobs now require. The confusing patchwork of programs are more a source of frustration rather than actually helping people get reemployed. The administration's Reemployment Act provides for early intervention to prevent long-term unemployment and provides one-stop shopping that consolidates and streamlines access to career counseling, information on jobs and training programs, unemployment insurance claims processing, and other services. Mr. Speaker, our Nation's ability to compete in the global economy depends on our willingness to invest in our people. This bill improves our work force and in doing so, connects employers with workers and people with jobs. I urge my colleagues to support this important legislation.”