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Article: Statement on House Action on the "Work Incentives Improvement Act".(Brief Article)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
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- October 25, 1999
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October 19, 1999
I am extremely pleased that the House, by an overwhelming bipartisan vote today, passed legislation that will remove barriers to work for Americans with disabilities. Today's impressive vote for the "Work Incentives Improvement Act" sends a strong signal that all Americans, including people with disabilities, should have the opportunity to work. Now I call on Congress to finish the job so more Americans can start to work.
My administration has helped create more than 19 million new jobs in the last 6 1/2 years, and unemployment is at a 29-year low. Yet almost three out of four Americans with severe disabilities who want to work are not ...