Romney Wants Help for Displaced Workers

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Romney Wants Help for Displaced Workers
Saturday November 3, 2007 8:31 AM

By AMY LORENTZEN
Associated Press Writer

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney said Friday he wants to help displaced workers with special accounts they can use to pay for more education and training.

Romney's plan is part of a free trade proposal he's touting this week. In it, he seeks more authority for the president to negotiate trade deals, and calls for a new alliance of foreign partners that are committed to opening more markets.

``I want to make sure that trade is fair and our workers are trained properly for the jobs of tomorrow,'' Romney told about 150 people at a hotel in central Iowa.

Romney's plan would help displaced workers by creating what he calls worker empowerment and training accounts. The self-managed accounts would be for any worker entering the work force development system, not just those hurt by trade deals, according to his campaign.



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