Political Quotes

“Mr. Kildee moves to recommit the bill H.R. 444 to the Committee on Education and the Workforce with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendments: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be referred to as the ``Emergency Worker Assistance Act''. SEC. 2. EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT SUPPORT. Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(e) Emergency Unemployment Support.-- ``(1) Grants to states.--From the amount appropriated under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall make grants to States to provide financial and employment support to individuals who have exhausted their State unemployment benefits and can no longer receive, after the week of December 20, 2003, Federal extended temporary unemployment compensation, and who continue to be unemployed as of the date of enactment of the Emergency Worker Assistance Act.”