On the recordJuly 14, 2015
Certainly. And I appreciate you yielding. When we look at the educational system, apprenticeship programs have been around since the beginning of time, whether it was the shoemaker or the carpenter. When I started out, it was a 4-year apprenticeship program. Today it is up to 5 years plus, depending on what specialty area you would like to focus on. But those are the jobs that, when you are working, you are going to school, you are paying your taxes. When you are not working, you are not paying your taxes, and the system is a drag. You can't find a better life. So when I say the best social program is a job, it is good for America. It pays the taxes. That means you are going to afford to send your kids to college if they want to go to college. I have three children. Two of them wanted to go to college. One wanted to become an electrician. They each value what they do so much, and they are proud of what they do.
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