"Do not worry that you are waking someone up. Do not worry that you have never seen this before and it is your second week on the job."
"Thank you to all of you for being here. And to Ms. Rachel Eckels, thank you."
"I wonder as well--we have been talking about whether or not the forward-deployed model is sustainable."
"We often hear from students that they are looking for more flexible education options to meet their busy schedules, and we need to answer this call and make quality apprenticeships a viable option for..."
"I look forward to working with my colleagues on this committee to expand upon the registration process for apprenticeships while ensuring that protections remain in place for students."
"Last week, in a disappointing maneuver, the Labor, Health and Human Services bill eliminated Federal dollars for apprenticeship programs."
"I hope we can come together in a bipartisan manner to promote registered apprenticeship programs."
"We have some folks who actually have experienced this more than others."
"We're able to really understand where we are and, I hope, where we're going to go."
"As this committee looks to help build a highly skilled workforce and close the skills gap that we so often hear about, we must look at effective models to expand."
"We should be working together on a bipartisan basis, just like we did with WIOA."