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Seems. he was about to break the tweet record for the longest time he went. two minutes. >> it was don jr. tweeting for him. are we really going to say, no tweets, 39 tweets went out. the president just didnt have his name on it. there was a jr. attached to the end. >> details. >> so the issue is, though, its becoming frustrating because of the stuff that you follow on a daily basis. there is in theory some conservative republican agenda they would like to gets done. and its worth reminding peop...

Between industry and ecation institution. so when the students go to a community college or are looking at apprenticeship programs in the building trades or four-year institutions, when they leave, they have the skills necessary to enter the workforce. >> in -- congress is talking about new welfare reform for able bodied people. could this integrate into that at all? >> certainly one of the important aspects of this is the portability of credentials. when someone learns a skill, its important to...

Demands driven, experienced based education can be used in a wide variety of sectors to further expand the workforce. incorporating apprenticeships into two and four-year programs would offer students skills based learning. this is particularly important for those students who learn better by doing. president trump has seen firsthand the success of apprenticeship programs in the building trades where hes very familiar. the building trades invest nearly $1 billion a year of private money into the...

>> how exactly do you plan to expand these apprenticeships? what does the government plan to do, are you going to put more money towards these programs? how are these apprenticeships going to expand? >> if you look in the building trade, there is almost a billion dollars spent every year and thats all private sector money. the building trade put together management organization that jointly invest in these apprenticeship programs because they know on the labor and management side that the workfo...

Carrasco with on the workforce development program thats said to be unveiled. tracee. tracee: the administration plans to reorganize current reform al funding forr than make large program. administration will also announce steps to make it easier for businesses and trade groups to create new apprenticeship programs, ivanka trump will lead this weeks initiative. heather: sounds good. rob: yeah, sure. heather: a recall to tell you about, not so good. tracee: maker of chef boyardi, recalling thousa...

Yes, maam? >> is there a certain region or group of people youre trying to focus in on with these apprenticeships? even as the president is saying that the the president is sayin theyre doing well with the administration, people still have issues when it comes to employment. is there a focus on certain groups, certain regions, certain genders? >> maam, you are correct. the unemployment rate, i believe, is 4.3%. the broader unemployment rate, i believe, is 8.4%. as weve had discussions with ceos ...

Trouble finding people with the skills. what can the trump administration do about that. >> the trump administration is going to announce on wednesday a big build out of apprenticeship programs. something the obama people were very big on as well. im going to be very interested to see if chuck schumer poo poos that as well. this should be a motherhood issue. the real question here is are the democrats going to get in line on common sense reforms and programs that will help make the environment b...

Put that into the budget, it became a prize to some people. some people called it pork, but it has a purpose, especially now with the coal industry on its last leg. >> my sense was go down there and see what the program is doing. theyre paying people for getting train and leading to jobs, and these are folks who want the new industries there. and thats what the funding is going for. its a success. we dont have to be ineasing it. i often say for the president who made his whole reputation on thea...

Todays economy? >> certainly to some extent. its hard to make tough choices but its also been hard to be subtle in the sense that theres a lot of people who are left out of the recovery. theres a lot of reduction in mobility. people are not able to move up the ladder the way they could some decades ago. inequality is increasing. i think theres a lot of things we could do about that, ranging from pre-k interventions to apprenticeship programs to programs to help disadvantaged youth, to infrastruc...

In todays political context. >> certainly to some extent. its hard to make tough choices but its also been hard to be subtle in the sense that theres a lot of people who are left out of the recovery. theres a lot of reduction in mobility. people are not able to move up the ladder the way they could some decades ago. inequality is increasing. i think theres a lot of things we could do about that, ranging from pre-k interventions to apprenticeship programs to programs to help disadvantaged youth, ...