So it is not many, many one-off conversations, we believe that would be a big step forward to help us all move forward to understand what the skill gaps are, what the talent gaps are, what the attrition is moving forward.

I believe the SKILLS Act was a significant step to help Michigan's job seekers.

let me say that again, effectively using hard-working taxpayer dollars

I have attended a number of field hearings a long ways from my district, so it is nice to have one in my district.

we need to continue on the path of working to reform our federal policies that enable job creation for a healthy economy.

The SKILLS Act would consolidate and streamline our workforce development processes to make them more efficient

In Michigan, the unemployment rate is near 9 percent, and yet we hear from entrepreneurs every day that Michigan is open for business.

This is a unique opportunity to shine a national spotlight on how higher education, community leaders and businesses in Michigan are effectively bridging what has now come to be known as the skills gap.

But it is still up to them to make that final decision.

we need to be pushing for that and doing it as efficiently as possible

the only way to foster positive growth in the economy is if we do it at the grassroots level