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Maria Ellen Cantwell is a United States Senator from Washington, serving since January 3, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been actively involved in various legislative efforts, particularly focusing on technology, environmental issues, and healthcare. Throughout her tenure, Cantwell has worked on policies aimed at promoting clean energy and protecting the environment, as well as advocating for affordable healthcare access for all Americans.
I thank the chairman of the Commerce Committee for his leadership on this important issue. I am glad to be on the Senate floor to set the record straight because we are here to talk about Internet freedom and about making sure the Internet…
Senator Cantwell's staff, and the AFA, a 'Girls for Aerospace Project' is being implemented in November 2011.
Thank you, Senator Cantwell, for your help in securing the generous $20 million grant that will benefit aerospace training across our state.
Senator Cantwell was instrumental in the creation and development of the Center of Excellence--Advanced Materials in Transport Aircraft Structures.
It is an antiquated law that makes no sense in today's world, but it still exists.
it seems that every legislative session, there is a threat to cancel or reduce funding for those programs.
this is a critical moment and that aviation has a bright future, but that we have to prepare for it.
we are far behind other nations around the world in terms of utilizing apprenticeship.
How many job openings do you think that we have right now that could be filled by apprentice?
I mean, that is probably the biggest transformation on the Federal side in aviation in 30 or 40 years.
So that is on the inspiration side. Back to the fundamental side, Ms. Schaeffer, were you saying that at the entry-level, some of these people are coming in even for these 2-year certificate programs without the entry-level skills that you…
I would encourage you as leaders in the U.S. Senate to continue and redouble your efforts to ensure we have the most highly-trained aerospace workers in the world for decades to come.
We look forward to hearing about all the successes of Aviation High School and how we can expand on it.
Since there is a good, trained skill set already there with our veterans, having so many of them returning creates an opportunity to focus on how to upgrade their skills.
We need to be prepared to face a wave of projected retirements over the next decade.
Do you think we have a competitive advantage today on the skill level of our workforce in the U.S. over other countries?
I heard a story as we were touring South Seattle Community College on this the other day, and someone mentioned that we might be falling behind as it relates to Europe.
Washington needs to fill more than 21,000 new aerospace jobs over the next decade.
So if we would have had it timed perfectly 2 years ago, we would have accelerated.
We need to adapt to exciting new technologies that require workers to learn new skills.
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