Let's get unemployed Americans off the welfare and back to work in their own country.
The unemployed have rights that are above charity. They have the right to work.
I don't think we need to extend unemployment any further without paying for it, and without making some modifications such as turning it into a loan at some point. It then encourages people to go back to work.
It is not part of the functions of the national government to find employment for people - and if we were to appropriate a hundred millions for this purpose, we should be taxing forty millions of people to keep a few thousand employed.
All unemployment compensation should be tied to a job training requirement. Now the fact is, 99 weeks is an associate degree.
For laid-off workers, community colleges offer job-certification programs that teach new skills and professions.
Assistance granted to the unemployed does not dispose of unemployment. It makes it easier for the unemployed to remain idle.
I do have a lot of alumni in Washington.
Businesses in my constituency want help to address the skills mismatch at local level which leaves employers with staff shortages and young people without jobs. They want access to reliable sources of finance, including a network of local banks.
We need to invest in job training programs, especially those that include child care, transit stipends and paid apprenticeships and internships.
