Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlelady for yielding, and I thank her for her leadership on this very, very important issue. As I travel across Virginia's Fifth District, it is clear that years of failed policies--like the President's health care law, higher taxes, and stimulus spending--have impacted the people that I represent. Main Streets all across our rural district have seen our small businesses struggle. Families across our district have felt the pain as neighbors, friends, and family members have lost their jobs and tried to find work. As our economy struggles, ensuring our unemployed and underemployed have access to the skills training that they need to improve their careers is as important as ever. However, the Federal Government workforce training programs, while well intended, are cluttered with bureaucracy, waste, and inefficiency. They're not helping those they were intended to help. Americans will not benefit from these programs until we ensure that they are both efficient and effective. At a time when the national debt is skyrocketing, a 2011 study from the GAO found that taxpayers are spending $18 billion on 47 duplicative job training programs across nine Federal agencies. Our top priority in the House of Representatives over the last 2 years has been getting Americans out of the unemployment lines and into good-paying jobs. And today we are standing up to make those critical reforms.…”