Kirsten Gillibrand Plugs Urban Jobs Act In Queens

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/16/kirsten-gillibrand-urban-jobs-act_n_928747.html

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) swung by Jackson Heights, Queens on Tuesday to push a bill she hopes will address the daunting problem of youth unemployment. Called the Urban Jobs Act, the legislation she is sponsoring would send non-profits $20 million nationwide in its first year to give 18 to 24 year olds skills training, mentoring, GED preparation, and more.

Gillibrand hopes to amend her Urban Jobs Act to the re-authorization of the Workforce Investment Act, which is still winding its way through the U.S. Senate. So far neither Gillibrand's bill nor its House companion, sponsored by Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.), have attracted any Republican supporters in Congress.

**Opinion**

Good idea!