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Welfare to Work Program

Floor Speech

Date: July 25, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action Entitlements and the Safety Net

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Madam Speaker, there are 20,000 open jobs in Kansas and an unemployment rate of 3 percent. This is a 16-year low for our State.

However, we face only a 63 percent national workforce participation rate.

Almost 40 percent of our country's labor force has given up on finding a job, or has lost motivation to work.

In Kansas, a top concern I have heard over our 40 townhalls this year is the need for a stronger workforce.

My colleagues and I must start work on a welfare to work program--a set of policies that will empower people to find a job that lifts them out of poverty and lifts their spirit with a sense of purpose.

Let's empower those across the country to get the training they need for a rewarding career and a quality of life that turns the tide of poverty and uncertainty toward personal and societal prosperity.

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