"veterans, especially those who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, are facing an unemployment rate of over 27 percent after leaving the service."
"the current economic environment has left millions of Americans out of work and has made it exceptionally difficult to find jobs."
"I am proud to have introduced with the help of Ranking Member Filner, Chairman Bill Young... the House companion bill to Senator Murray's legislation."
"the Hiring Heroes Act has already passed favorably... out of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee."
"The greatest barrier to individuals in this country right now getting access to postsecondary education and job training is financial."
"I will just say very quickly again if the goal of job training that is funded by the Federal Government is to help people get skills and credentials, then I think there are two overarching things that..."
"It is, right now, if you look at the 'millions of participants' that are getting services through the workforce investment system, roughly 250,000 of them annually are participating in job training se..."
"I know for a fact that in our districts, I know members of the Congressional Black Caucus' districts, these earmarks leverage private funding and foundation funding."
"I was just quite surprised that the President recognized that he supports these communities that don't have the technical capacity maybe to write these competitive grants."
"The President's budget includes an increase for ESEA Title I, but it is not targeted to those students and schools with the greatest need, again."
"And we also continue to invite Congresswoman Sanford Bishop, who is running for re-election in Georgia, who has also been caught giving out scholarships inappropriately."