Emily Thornberry Quotes

We got to put in place policies to ensure that those who are unemployed, what do we do for them?

We want to change the way we help unemployed people find jobs. We want to be faster and more goal oriented.

I feel we should be able … to find a way of employing more of these so-called unemployables

The Scottish Government will continue to do all it can to get people into work.

We may not realize it, but a crucial step in building a healthy economy is helping people move from welfare to work.

Government cannot do it all. As we work hard to break welfare dependency and get young people ready for the labour market, we need businesses to give them a chance and not just fall back on labour from abroad.

Our responsibility is to protect people and help them into work.

Unemployment payments are now made for 99 weeks. That is the time it takes to get an Associate’s Degree. Establish the principle that we do not give money away for doing nothing.

Everybody wants to help folks out. But we've got a system where you can stay on unemployment for an awfully long time. And I think we need to create a system of decreasing benefits over time to encourage you to get a job.

While I was governor, 85 percent of the people on a form of welfare assistance in my state had no work requirement. I wanted to increase the work requirement.

So how helpful has 'Help to Work' actually been? Not very.

Unemployed people should be treated as potential to be realised, not a problem to be solved.

Most of my job life has had to do with welfare, first helping people find work and then as an administrator. The earlier experience was more direct and satisfying, and I enjoy thinking that a bunch of people somewhere are doing better today than they might have done if not for me.

We cannot neglect the unemployed, underemployed and dislocated workers of America who need ample and widespread funding for federal job training services.

Central and western Pennsylvania has one of the best workforces in the country and this will provide job training, new skills and additional resources for those trying to find a job.

Last month, the House of Representatives passed the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act, which would provide training and assistance to unemployed veterans, and break down bureaucratic barriers preventing them from finding work. It's smart legislation that members of both parties support, and I'm pleased the Senate passed it.

These works brought all these people here. Something should be done to get them at work again.

Safety-net programs must make efficient use of taxpayer resources and harness the capabilities of recipients by helping them move back into the workforce.

Over the last 10 years a huge amount has been achieved in getting people into work. Measures such as the New Deal, tax credits, the minimum wage and improved childcare have brought about record numbers of people in work, a number that is still rising despite the global economic slowdown.

Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth.

Programs like food stamps, unemployment insurance, Medicaid, and job retraining help Americans get back on their feet when they are down and out and laid off through no fault of their own.

All unemployment compensation should be tied to a job training requirement. Now the fact is, 99 weeks is an associate degree.

I will continue to find ways to help poor people find a job, get a job, and learn someday to own the job.

In Britain, the centrally prescribed welfare to work system short-changes the young unemployed. Transport, housing and education are over centralised.

Unfortunately, very few governments think about youth unemployment when they are drawing up their national plans.