Amy Klobuchar

I have been proud of the work that they do, at least in the Minneapolis airport where I work with them.

I think that's our job as educators, and I think more and more I like the points that were made.

What do you think has been working in Minnesota, your top things in terms of--we know we have issues with openings in jobs--but in terms of getting workers interested in those jobs and students interested in those degrees?

If we don't talk to businesses first, we're going to sell our workforce short.

I'm going to step back a little bit to talk about some of the issues that affect every single state.

I think that industry pairing is important.

I'm also a veteran, so I understand it as a veteran. And my father was a veteran before me.

I think it's very important to look at what we can do to ease the transition for our soldiers from the battlefield to community and technical colleges.

Thank you very much, Senator Blunt.

Maybe it should have been reversed, but we have traditions here.

We're going to be examining the role that training programs play in ensuring a highly-skilled workforce.

Good morning. I want to thank all the witnesses and guests for being here for this important discussion about workforce competitiveness.

One thing--when you were talking about the veterans before, one of our job fairs that our companies did in Minnesota, which is incredible--is they sent people to the bases in Kuwait while they were still over there.

Thank you, Chairman. I want to thank all of you.

So do you think that national certifications or industry standards are a solution to aligning workers with these jobs?

I also think that we have to work on this together, because there is going to--this is so incredibly important for the future of our country and for making things in America and nation-building in our own Nation.

I have a daughter who is 16, so I could completely relate.

What do you think would be the effect of that when kids are already having trouble affording school?

This is no longer your grandpa's vo-tech.

In my state, we are down to 5.7 percent unemployment.

These international tourists spend an average of $4,000 to $5,000 a year.

Tourism and travel are a huge part of the Minnesota economy, generating $11.3 billion in sales and supporting over 200,000 jobs.

I think it is important that security is front and center.

It is really important to remember that this is about the owner of a small flower shop in Knoxville, or it is the hotel worker who has their first job out of college in Minneapolis.

To codify the two weeks, because you can make everything good for a while by refusing people, et cetera. But to keep those numbers, as the brand USA begins promoting, it is easier to come to the United States as far as time in line, more…