Political Quotes

“Let me go through, by way of summary, what this depicts. First of all, it is a document that has three columns; first is the ``Estimated Total Workers Certified Under New Provisions,'' meaning the changes made to TAA as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; the second column is the ``Estimated Total Workers Certified . . .''--meaning certified under TAA--`` . . . Under All Provisions of TAA''; finally is the ``Estimated Percent of Workers Certified Under New Provisions'' as a result of the changes made. And what it shows is, if you look across the country, the estimated total workers certified under all provisions is 447,235 people. Of that, the increase--in essence because of the 2009 changes--is 185,783. And if you look at the percentage, that is a 41-percent increase. So the basic point here--after a long explanation--is very simple. Because of the changes made in 2009, we were able to help--the U.S. Government, by way of TAA--41 percent more individuals. That is relevant because it was helping folks to be retrained, helping them to get the skills they needed for a new career, a new job, at the time they needed it--during the worst economic catastrophe in 100 years, other than the Great Depression. So if there were ever a time when we needed to make sure that TAA worked--and it has worked--and, also, if there were ever a time when we wanted to make sure that TAA was strengthened and enhanced, it was during the last couple of years.…”