WASHINGTON, DC – US Senator Herb Kohl issued the following statement in response to the news that General Motors will be closing its plant in Janesville by 2010:

"It's a tragedy that General Motors plans to close its plant in Janesville, leaving behind thousands of skilled and dedicated employees.  The community of Janesville depends on these jobs, and I will do everything in my power to convince General Motors to reconsider their decision or help their employees find new work. 

"Today I'm urging officials at the Labor Department to make job training and transitional assistance for GM's employees readily available.  The people at the Janesville GM plant are second to none, and I hope that GM supports these employees with the same loyalty and commitment that these men and women have brought to the job everyday."

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