I rise today in support of the Conference Report on the Workforce Investment Act. Trained skills are an essential ingredient not only for individual success. but also for the United States as a whole if we intend to remain competitive in this increasingly technological world. In the near future this body will legislate to increase the number of immigrants to this country in an attempt to address the current shortage of skilled workers. What we should be doing. and are attempting to do through this legislation. is increasing the skill level of our own workforce. Although unemployment is currently at an all time low. there are still too many unemployed and underemployed Americans. and this number will only increase as the welfare reform act mandates those currently on the welfare rolls to enter the workforce.
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