EMILY's List
Klobuchar, Murray promote job training for veterans
By Emily on 11/16/2009 @ 04:40 PM
“When our soldiers sign up for service, there isn’t a waiting line and there shouldn’t be a waiting line when they come home and need a job."
That's what EMILY's List alum Sen. Amy Klobuchar said last week, detailing new legislation she's introducing along with EMILY's List candidate Sen. Patty Murray (WA) to make sure the men and women who serve in our military are prepared to join the workforce once their service ends.
Eighteen percent of veterans who have been out of the service for three years are unemployed -- twice the country's unemployment rate.
The Post-9/11 Veterans’ Job Training Act will expand training opportunities for veterans and set up job apprenticeships for recent vets.
“Not every returning soldier chooses to go to college but they still want a job,” said Klobuchar. “Job training, from pipe-fitting to law enforcement, should be covered by the G.I. Bill.”
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