Political Quotes

“We are here tonight to talk about a topic that is forefront on the minds of Americans of all ages. It is a topic at dinner tables across the country, and is finally becoming a leading national news story. We are here to talk about workforce development. The American workforce has undergone a radical transformation in recent years. Right now, there are 6.6 million unfilled jobs in this country in a phenomenon known as the skills gap. Those jobs are unfilled because too many Americans are unskilled, despite the fact that we have record-high numbers of people attending postsecondary education. At the Education and the Workforce Committee, workforce development is at the heart of what we do. All education is career education, and that means all education is workforce development. Education, as most of us know, and many of us have experienced, is the sure path out of poverty for millions of Americans. For all of us, it should give us the tools we need to cultivate the talents God has given us. Whether through a baccalaureate degree, a professional certificate, or any of the new and innovative stackable credentials, Americans look to the educational system for options. Mr. Speaker, I am joined here tonight by some of my colleagues from the Education and the Workforce Committee. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Grothman).”