President's Proposals

Reform Job Training and Unemployment Insurance

According to the White House fact sheet, the President plans to reform the “outdated and inefficient unemployment insurance and job training systems” and workers deserve the chance to gain the skills needed to find a job or land a better one.” The President called on Congress to move forward on reforms to the Unemployment Insurance program by requiring workers to undergo eligibility assessments in order to receive emergency federal benefits, while at the same time offering new tools to help workers find new jobs.

Job Training Programs

The President proposed streamlining training and employment services for dislocated workers so these workers are able to access a single program, visit a single location, and go to a single website to find the help they need for job services and training opportunities in their communities.

Veterans

The President’s fact sheet also emphasized the need to put veterans to work protecting the nation’s communities and preserving its natural resources. He suggested building on tax cuts already passed for hiring unemployed veterans and proposed a new Veterans Job Corps that will provide communities funding to hire veterans as police and firefighters and to put them to work rebuilding and enhancing parks, forests, and natural resources.

Additional details will be available once the President officially submits his budget to Congress the week of February 13th.