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Lynch Nomination

Floor Speech

Date: April 15, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action Education

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Mr. KING. Mr. President, I join the senior Senator from Maine in
congratulating Job Corps on 50 years of service to our country's youth.
Across the Nation, Job Corps provides training and career skills to
economically disadvantaged young adults, helping them attain a high
school diploma or equivalent and career technical training to prepare
them for success in today's job market. This program is extremely
important, giving young people who need a second chance the opportunity
to forge a better career for themselves through hard work and
meaningful study.

The Penobscot Job Corps Center in Bangor, ME, and the Loring Job
Corps Center in Limestone, ME, have consistently proven to be
outstanding assets to our State, helping young Mainers prepare to enter
the workforce or pursue post-secondary education every year. Through a
combination of unique learning experiences, these institutions are
helping the next generation of Maine students work towards stable,
long-term jobs.

In October of 2013 I was proud to congratulate the Penobscot Job
Corps Academy for its certification as a Center of Environmental
Excellence. This distinction recognizes Job Corps campuses that show
leadership in implementing Job Corps' guiding principles for high
performance green buildings. At the time, the Penobscot Job Corps was
one of only two centers in the country to receive this distinction.

This initiative prompted Job Corps facilities across the United
States to not only reduce their environmental impact, but to also teach
their students to live and work sustainably. The skills and knowledge
that students receive from this program will surely help them compete
in an increasingly environmentally focused labor market.

Job Corps centers are an important facet of our workforce development
system and have a proven record of success in preparing disadvantaged
students to obtain and hold a job or pursue opportunities in higher
education. I wish Job Corps another 50 years of success, and I am proud
of the many young people in Maine and across the country who have used
this program to make a better life for themselves.

The contributions of Maine's Job Corps centers simply cannot be
overstated, and I look forward to watching their continued development.

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