Major Owens: “If they have a high school diploma already, then we can conclude that they probably do not need a very costly job…”

I rise in support of the Congressional Black Caucus alternative budget. This is the most moderate budget we have ever submitted. However, we do take small steps in the right direction. We take steps in the direction of providing more funds…

So we have to have more support services for them when they get to regular school, and then eventually they are going to have a larger percentage of the juvenile delinquents, and later on the criminals. We are just going to throw away all…

I congratulate my distinguished colleague from California for that fine piece of legislation, and I would like to become a cosponsor. I think it certainly ought to be a component of any welfare reform legislation. Mr. Speaker, I have a…

More intelligent, more well-directed job training and education program and a program fully paid for by the Federal Government, because States and local governments have balked at supplying any percentage of the funds needed for the…