Patty Murray actually said...

I believe, now more than ever, that building a competitive and skilled workforce is the issue that will make or break us as a nation.

We need to think more strategically about how we align our training needs with our larger economic goals.

Thank you and thank you for that endorsement. I worked very hard to get that into the economic recovery package.

I appreciate both of you, in your testimony, speaking to the need for strong partnerships as we work to make sure that our workers of today ...