Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, another story. Diana, age 53, was forced to take early retirement after her company downsized. She wasn't ready to quit working, but she hasn't found a job. The loaded question in the application, she says, is always: When did you graduate from high school? This question tells her age. Because of that, she has gotten no interviews. These folks are not alone. I want to read some comments from other jobseekers in their 50s about their experience job hunting: ``No jobs for older people.'' ``Jobs for seniors 60 plus who still want to work are not so plentiful in rural communities.'' ``Age discrimination is alive and well in the job market.'' ``No one hires old people.'' ``I am 63 with no job . . . still trying to find work.'' Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record an article entitled: ``I'm not dead: Inside the struggle of finding work after 50 in North Texas.'' [From the Dallas Business Journal, Feb. 11, 2019] `I'm Not Dead': Inside the Struggle of Finding Work After 50 in North Texas (By Jason Wheeler) The good news first: Diana Hinton's dog Maxwell has been on a lot of walks lately. The bad news: She's had time for that. Hinton's employer of almost three decades downsized, and she had to take early retirement long before she was ready. A recent data analysis by Pro Publica and the Urban Institute found that early retirements are often not as voluntary as they sound.…”