On the recordSeptember 30, 2015
Reclaiming my time, yeah, think about this. As we see the cost of colleges and your college degree, kids coming out of school--I came out of law school at the end of the day owing over $110,000. I was raised by a single mother. I am the youngest of 12. I have 8 older sisters and 3 older brothers. To start life after school with a $110,000 mortgage on my head was a very difficult thing. You talk to these young men and women who are going into these programs--it is not just welding. It is manufacturing. It is HVAC. It is plumbing. It is all of the things that go into U.S. manufacturing-- and they are getting through school with these guaranteed programs or these community college programs. We have got a couple manufacturers in the district that have a certification process system that they put together where they guarantee 100 percent hiring at the end of the certificate program for these kids after--I think it is 24 weeks, if I remember correctly. They are getting into that job, making that type of salary, and have no debt to pay for that college degree. That is a win-win-win. And they enjoy it. And they enjoy it. I am sure the gentleman knows these stories and has seen those people firsthand.
