One of the things that I think I would love to really dive into is how you got the buy-in both from the government entities as well as from the employers themselves to invest such ...
I actually want to put that on the side for a minute and talk about the Job Corps program.
Our region's access to water allows us to deliver over half of America's fruits, nuts, and vegetables.
We have an obligation to move quickly to invest, to prepare for the one that we know is just around the corner.
This is a public safety concern for the farmers, families, and water users across the state, and it's a concern for anyone across the countr...
If we commit to making these investments, we are going to protect not only the local needs of our valley, but the country's access to health...
We should have made investments in our water systems 20 years ago--but the least we can do is make those investments right now.
We have some real issues in making sure that folks actually can get the career education that they need to be gainfully employed in our econ...
What are you going to do to expand access to Job Corps programs outside of the major cities that have these low unemployment rates?
This is a program that I think really works.
In my district, any guess what our unemployment rate is? It's about 7 percent.