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<DIV>I am behind and please update me on this.</DIV>
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<DIV>What happen to the Fair Wage bill? I just received an email from
Senator Murphy stating:</DIV>
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<DIV>"<SPAN>The original WIA legislation was first passed by Congress in 1998,
and the law has been overdue for re-authorization since 2003. I was therefore
proud to vote for S.1356, the </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Workforce
Investment Act of 2013</SPAN><SPAN>, which was passed by the U.S. Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on July 31, 2013. This bill
contains changes to the legislation that reflect the ever-changing global
economy, as well as input from Connecticut businesses, education, and labor
groups. By allowing local workforce development organizations to tailor their
programs to their regions' specific needs, the legislation will help provide
local solutions to specific regional issues. The bill also</SPAN><SPAN>
</SPAN><SPAN>focuses on improving the Job Corps program, which has recently
faced serious funding challenges, making the program more stable and allowing
young people to rely on these centers to give them the tools they need to
succeed.</SPAN>
<P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 14pt"><SPAN>Rest assured that I will be encouraging my
colleagues to support this bill as it moves to the full Senate. Without it,
we're putting our country's economic future at a significant
disadvantage."</SPAN></P>
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<DIV>So please advise, did they take out the part that we were fighting for them
to change or remove?</DIV>
<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Joyce
Kane<BR><A
href="http://www.krafterskorner.org/">www.KraftersKorner.org</A><BR>Blindhands@AOL.com
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