So these dollars are coming at a very critical time when businesses want to think things are doing better, but they are a little bit afraid, and don't have the private investment right now.

I think we are at a critical time, as many people we represent are waking again this morning worried about whether or not they are going to have a job, be able to get a job, or whether they have the training for the kinds of jobs that are…

We have an opportunity, I think, as we put together a jobs package, to really focus on making sure that the people in this country have the capability of getting the jobs of the future that we know are coming, but they are hard to find…

It is going to put people to work, and it is going to help homeowners, businesses, and the environment in the future.

My State, too, received a $6 million grant yesterday through the Department of Labor. We are very excited about it.

Just because you come from tough socioeconomic circumstances doesn't mean that you should get an inferior education.

During briefing about United States-Japan relations, Senator Patty Murray and DCM James Zumwalt discussed Embassy efforts regarding IPCA in Japan.

I am working on a proposal for a demonstration project between the Departments of Labor, Defense and Veterans Affairs called the Military Pathways Demonstration Program that will really test projects that look at the feasibility of methods…

It is having great results for the students, the veterans, the university, as well as all those communities that those trained people then go into.

how we treat our veterans when they come home is an indication of the character of this Nation

Because one of the things I hear from veterans a lot is they do not get credit at educational institutions for a lot of the work and experience they have.