"Our new governor, Pat McCrory, is placing great emphasis on closing the skills gap to better meet the needs of our citizens who need employment and our businesses that need skilled employees."
"It is people who are currently working who are paying a lot in taxes to provide for these programs, which people who may never have worked in the real world are making decisions on how to spend."
"Thank you again for your important contribution to the work of the committee."
"Thank you for testifying before the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training."
"Thank you for the opportunity to testify before the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training in February"
"If you need further clarification to my comments or have more questions, please do not hesitate to ask."
"I am also very appreciative that you and members of your committee are allowing for more input regarding the needs of community colleges"
"these are the partnerships we embrace and hope to replicate"
"we are very proud of Virginia's longitudinal database system because it is providing a way where we can come together with the State agencies"
"one of the things we are all concerned about is the issue of transparency and making sure that people have the kind of information that you are gathering"
"the federal government does not need to spend more money to facilitate these investments"