The pending legislation provides $3 billion to establish a Welfare-To-Work Program and specifies the activities for which the funding may be used. The list of allowable activities does not allow assistance for education or training activities with the exception of on-the-job-training.
Discussing the provisions of a Welfare-To-Work Program during Senate floor debate.
Share
More from Tom Harkin
I introduced the Protect Student Borrowers Act with Senators Durbin, Warren and Murphy--and I want to thank Senator Warren for her great leadership on this issue and many other issues.
Our institution's performance, measured by student withdrawal and default rates, is one of the best of any examined, and it appears that students are faring well at this degree-based college.
Tomorrow, April 28, is Workers Memorial Day, a day unions and others, here and around the globe, remember those who have been killed, injured, and diseased on the job.
We do think that the decisions about what is safe should be made by science and not by politics.
Other voices in this conversation
