Speech #1010030962

I introduced H.R. 2235. the Work Force 2000 Employment Readiness Act of 1989. The intent of this bill is to create a more competitive and diverse work force and to increase the productivity of American labor in the 21st century by establishing an adequate employment data base. enhancing administrative procedures. and facilitating educational progress. This bill was introduced with the full awareness that in the year 2000. the majority of the new entrants into the labor force will be women. minorities. and Immigrants. These populations. long the victims of discrimination in its various forms. must be prepared now to meet this countrys work force needs in the next 11 years and beyond. Prof.