THE WHITE HOUSE: Statement by the President.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-21 December 1999-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- Statement by the President (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:171299 Today I am pleased to sign into law H.R. 1180, the "Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999." This landmark legislation will remove barriers that have placed many individuals with disabilities in the untenable position of choosing between health care coverage and work.

It also improves and expands vocational rehabilitation and employment service options for this talented, but as yet not fully tapped, workforce. This new law represents one of the most important legislative advances for people with disabilities since the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act. I have urged its...