"I had convened a group of 30 CEOs in my city, and I asked them what kept them awake at night, you know, taxes, government regulation. It was none of those things."
"What can businesses like yours do to partner with early education centers to start to introduce these kinds of programs at the grade school level?"
"I am afraid he is going to steal my employees."
"And it also seems to me that, you know, community colleges and other institutions in the area I think need to do a better job talking to employers..."
"I call it the three A's--awareness, access to educational opportunities, and what I call attitude..."
"I can't tell you how frustrating that is when we see this disconnect between what--you know, the jobs that are out there and the skill sets people need."
"I was born in 1955. John Dingell was sworn into Congress in 1955."
"I have seen a lot of mergers in this industry and others and it is hard to think of one where consolidation didn't result in people losing their jobs, prices going up, and innovation being stifled."
"What guarantees do rural providers have that they won't face increased costs if T-Mobile doesn't adopt Sprint's practices?"
"CWA's testimony suggests that this merger will result in up to 30,000 job losses in the industry and a reduction in industry pay by as much as $3,000 per employee."
"Before we get started, I want to express my condolences to Congresswoman Debbie Dingell on the loss of her husband, John."