Rural Economic Development: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Agriculture of the Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session on H.R. 2028 ... Washington, DC, October 22, 1987, Volume 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1988 - 124 pages |
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Page 19 - OF HON. FRED GRANDY, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF IOWA Mr. GRANDY. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Page 100 - ... continue, it is likely that the demographic opportunity of the 1990s will be missed and that by the year 2000 the problems of minority unemployment, crime, and dependency will be worse than they are today. Without substantial adjustments, blacks and Hispanics will have a smaller fraction of the jobs of the year 2000 than they have today, while their share of those seeking work will have risen.
Page 33 - The subcommittee will stand in recess until 2 pm (Whereupon, at 12 noon, the subcommittee recessed to reconvene at 2 pm) AFTER RECESS (The subcommittee reconvened at 2 pm, Mr.
Page 100 - ... requirements of the emerging economy make the task of fully utilizing minority workers particularly urgent between now and 2000. Both cultural changes and education and training investments will be needed to create real equal employment opportunity. • Improve the Educational Preparation of All Workers: As the economy grows more complex and more dependent on human capital, the standards set by the American education system must be raised. The US Economy in the Year 2000 Because long-range forecasts...
Page 82 - ... OTHER. HOW SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT RESPOND TO THESE DIVERSE AND COMPLEX ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES. WE ARE CHALLENGED TO FOCUS ON THE APPROPRIATE ROLES OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND -- ESPECIALLY IN A TIME OF FISCAL RESTRAINT -- TO DETERMINE HOW BEST TO PAY FOR NEEDED SERVICES.
Page 34 - Mr. Chairman, I am honored to have been asked to appear before this distinguished committee to review developments affecting the world economy and United States policy choices.
Page 70 - FIFTY PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE IN MY DISTRICT DO NOT HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. ONE THIRD OF THE RENTAL HOUSING IN THE SECOND DISTRICT LACKS PLUMBING OR IS OVERCROWDED. MORE THAN ONE HALF OF THE RENTAL HOUSING IS CONSIDERED DEFICIENT BY HUD STANDARDS. MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS HOUSING PAY MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF THEIR INCOME FOR RENT.
Page 25 - Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the opportunity to be here today to testify before your committee.
Page 26 - State, and local governments, and especially at a time of fiscal restraint, to determine how best to pay for needed services. Rural development policy includes many components that affect and are affected by the creation and maintenance of a healthy small business community. Small business is shouldering a large portion of the national burden of job creation and innovation, creating over...
Page 79 - BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OCTOBER 22, 1987 MR.