July 26, 1999



PRESIDENT CLINTON:
CALLING ON CONGRESS TO PASS THE WORK INCENTIVES IMPROVEMENT ACT

“I am proud of the actions that this Administration has taken to fully integrate Americans with disabilities into the workplace. It is now time for Congress to act.”

President Bill Clinton
June 26, 1999

Today at the White House, on the ninth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, President Clinton called on Congress to enact the Work Incentives Improvement Act. This historic bipartisan legislation would improve job opportunities for people with disabilities by increasing access to health care and employment services.

Removing Barriers to Employment. Since the beginning of the Clinton-Gore Administration, the American economy has added more than 18 million new jobs, and unemployment is at a 29-year low of 4.3 percent. Yet, the unemployment rate for adults with disabilities is nearly 75 percent. One of the biggest barriers to entering the workplace for people with disabilities is that, under current law, they often become ineligible for Medicaid or Medicare if they work, forcing them to choose between health care coverage and employment. The Work Incentives Improvement Act would remove this barrier by:

Urging Congress to Pass the Work Incentives Improvement Act. The Work Incentives Improvement Act has received overwhelming bipartisan support in both the Senate and the House under the leadership of Senators Jeffords, Kennedy, Roth, and Moynihan, and Representatives Waxman, Bliley, Dingell, and Lazio. Today, in recognition of the ninth anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, President Clinton urged Congress to move quickly to pass this important and long overdue legislation.

Committed to Expanding Opportunities for Americans with Disabilities. The Clinton-Gore Administration's record of increasing opportunities for people with disabilities includes:

 



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