Political Quotes

“I thank you very much, Mr. Norcross. I knew that you had come out of a family that was in the building trades. You are an electrician, and you are also a Member of Congress. So you are bringing something very valuable, and that is hands-on experience in the working world, where the middle class has seen their part of the American economy stall out, not able to climb ahead. But over the last 20 years, we have seen this American middle class basically just barely able to hold its ground. And one of the reasons is the enormous decline in the manufacturing industry in this Nation and, also, that this Nation has not been keeping up with the needs of infrastructure. So as we look at the Make It In America agenda, yes, education is absolutely important so that the workers of today and tomorrow are prepared for the kind of jobs that are out there. Electricians--I am sure you can speak to this--when you started in the business, it was one kind of skill set and, as you proceeded, you have found a need for additional. Would you like to talk about how that works and the way it might integrate with the small modular reactors?”