We Can Help Program

Floor Speech

* Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, as we talk about the need for job creation it is critical that we remember why America needs work.

* Jobs are a means to provide for individuals and families, for food and shelter, and for a sense of security and peace of mind.

* But work is only half the equation--a paycheck is needed to fulfill the other.

* Which is why I stand in full support of the Department of Labor's ``We Can Help Program.''

* This public service campaign strives to educate America's workforce about employer abuses and workers' rights.

* It will also add 250 investigators to the department's wage and hour division.

* Efforts like this will go a long way toward recovering at least some of the $19 billion of wages that are never paid to workers across the country every single year.

* In the midst of a tough economy, it is vital that Congress do everything in its power to make sure every American who wants a job can find a job.

* But we must remember that there are many already on the clock who need our help, too.

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