Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of H.R. 2842, the Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act. I would like to thank the sponsors of the bill, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Curbelo), and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Sessions). This bipartisan bill will assist low-income individuals by helping some of our most needy Americans to enter the workforce and maintain their employment. I believe one of the top priorities for Congress is to help our middle class by creating wealth in the middle class and to help the wages of the 50 percent of Americans who haven't had a wage raise since 1980. For far too long, many Americans have seen falling incomes, which have left working families behind. My amendment is simple. It adds a requirements for the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to measure the effect that training and credentialing has on the recipients helped by this bill. The public report and recommendations to Congress are already mandated by the original bill. This amendment will not affect the overall cost. There is a body of research demonstrating that providing education and training to TANF recipients makes people more likely to obtain good jobs and increase their wages. They are more likely to stay employed. The projects funded by this bill provide a great opportunity to add to this research so we can know how to better assist TANF recipients and other unemployed workers. I also want to thank the gentlewoman from Washington, (Ms.…”