‘Full Employment Caucus’ Looks to Tackle Unemployment
A group of legislators led by Reps. John Conyers (D-MI) and Frederica Wilson (D-FL) announce the new Full Employment Caucus in Congress to help end the high rate of unemployment.
U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson says everyone on her street had a job when she was a little girl growing up in 1950s Miami.
“But nowadays, there’s a brand new community and there are people down the street who lost their jobs,” said Wilson.
Wilson and Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) were announcing the creation of the first-ever “Full Employment Caucus.” Watch the Machinists News Network video of the announcement on Capitol Hill by clicking here.
The pair says the new caucus will give members of Congress a platform to propose legislation, like the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment and Training Act (H.R. 1000), to end the unemployment crisis.
The task won’t be easy. They say 24 million new jobs are needed to end the unacceptably high rate of unemployment and underemployment.
“One of the primary vehicles and pathways out of poverty is a job,” said Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA). “That’s what people want. People don’t want to have to rely on food stamps, Section 8 or Medicaid. People want a job.”
Click here to watch “Full Employment Caucus Established in Congress.”
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