Therefore it is absolutely essential that we give full and careful consideration to the funding levels contained in this bill. The comprehensive employment and training program has provided jobs and training for countless people who would otherwise be caught in the web of unemployment or welfare. This program has assisted folks of all ages and backgrounds to selfsufficiency. It addresses the special employment needs of such groups as teenagers. of migrant farmworkers. of homemakers October . 1981 wishing to reenter the paid labor force. Any attempts to further weaken this program would destroy the onceinalifetime opportunity of millions of people to become fully employed. taxpaying citizens.