(WGBA, Feb 10, 2009) Today, the U.S. Senate passed the
economic stimulus package with $1 billion for job training that Senator
Herb Kohl worked to include in the legislation. Kohl is a member of
the Appropriations Committee and worked with the Democratic Committee
Chairman and the Republican Ranking Member, as well as President
Obama's Administration, to include this funding in the Senate version
of the stimulus plan. These funds will help approximately 260,000
unemployed workers retrain for new job opportunities. Last June, Kohl
led a coalition of 32 bipartisan Senators who called for a restoration
of job training funds that had been rescinded by the Department of
Labor. In December, Kohl contacted then President-elect Obama to
request that additional funds for employment and training activities
for dislocated workers be included in the economic stimulus bill.
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