Legislative Update by Congressman Mike Ross
Labor Day; Celebrating America’s Workforce
 
August 29, 2003
 
Abraham Lincoln once said “all that serves labor serves the nation.”  This week we celebrate those who labor – the American workforce.  Though our economy is struggling and there are many out of work, the American civilian workforce is one of the largest in the world, comprising well over 147 million workers. 

This week marks the end of the August District Work Period, and I have had the opportunity to visit with many of you as I traveled to all 29 counties in our district.  Through meetings, seminars, community office hours, luncheons, and even festivals, I met many of the people who make up Arkansas’s workforce; teachers, doctors and nurses, truck drivers, farmers, and many other hard working families who are all feeling the effects of our slow economy. 

Next week, as Congress heads back into session to consider a number of critical pieces of legislation, I will have the benefit of all those meetings and visits with you behind my decisions.  I look forward to the work that remains - ironing out our nation’s spending priorities, coming to a compromise on prescription drug coverage for our seniors, improving education and transportation, and through all of this, I will continue to fight for Arkansas’s working families.  


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