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Obviously there is some truth to it but the skills gap has nothing to do with unemployment, not really. the skill gap proves that opportunity alone is not enough to get people unemployed. really, neither is training. you can have all the opportunity and training in the world but if you do not have underlying appreciation for work, if youre not talking about jobs that people affirmatively aspire to, you will be pushing the boulder up the hill. tilting the windmill or whatever self-defeating metap...

Came in i got up and stood on my feet. when he or she left, i got on my feet again. thats because we respect that position. i hope that doesnt become the norm. i have some fear that we may be seeing more of this down the road as we get midnight tweets and that type of thing. hopefully, well see some cooperation and respect between the branches. >> michael moore, from the middle district of georgia. thank you, sir. president trumps next executive action on immigration could involve worker visas...

There are negatives here. wage growth well below the annual target and number of manufacturing jobs still below the levels we saw before the recession and before the 17 million jobs back in 2000. 17 million manufacturing jobs in 2000. those are the jobs that donald trump promised to bring back. the problem is the skill gap. high tech training or vocational training. many jobs disappeared were low skill positions. there is a technology and skills component here as well as outsourcing. donald trum...

Piketty. you cannot say like many of the republicans are saying we can keep cutting tax on these groups that have already benefitted a lot from growth and globalization over the past 30 years. you cannot say were going to keep cutting tax for this group and at the same time you can close the skill gap and education gap. there is a skill gap and education gap. they are really serious, but the skill gap and the education gap, they cannot at the same time cut taxes. >> pickettketty has a great un...

Apollo group owner and operator of the university of phoenix, the nations largest accredited for profit college and a sponsor of education nation. thank you for coming on the show tonight. >> thank you for having me here. >> one of reasons were having you on the show is you wrote a report focusing on these problems on the skill gap. >> yes. >> what did you find out? >> well, what we did was go off the business leaders to talk to them about why do we have this issue with 3.5, some estimates as hi...

Skill gap. we have to look at the gap. and theres not enough people going to higher education because of the affordability. so what other potential employment opportunities based on skills exist, or can exist? and were working on educating to really say, im a skilled worker. i need employability and then ill get my education while im working. thats where i think we are. >> aaron i just wanted to ask you, you mention add minute ago about the political power of students. its striking when you look...

Workers with the right skills. thats why were making a national commitment to train two million americans with skills they need to get a job right now. we also need to give more community colleges the resources they need to become community career centers, places where folks can learn the skills that local businesses are looking for right now from data management to high-tech manufacturing. >> the president wants to spend $8 billion to train two million workers to help close what is known as the...

Career centers, places where folks can learn the skills that local businesses are looking for right now from data management to high-tech manufacturing. >> the president wants to spend $8 billion to train two million workers to help close what is known as the skill gap. the problem is his plan needs congressional approval and republicans have proved they are not interested in investing in american workers. over the last 30 years, look at the numbers. bill clinton is the only president that inves...

The united states, but at the moment they cannot always find workers with the right skills. thats why were making a national commitment to train two million americans with skills they need to get a job right now. we also need to give more community colleges the resources they need to become community career centers, places where folks can learn the skills that local businesses are looking for right now from data management to high-tech manufacturing. >> the president wants to spend $8 billion to...

United steelworkers international president. mr. gerard, good to have you with us tonight. if you could explain this skill gap that were talking about. and, also, does the presidents plan -- would it, would it fix it? >> help start, ed, by saying im proud of the president and im proud of the fact that he acknowledges that the way out of this mess is by manufacturing and making things. yes, absolutely, the presidents plan would lead us in the right direction and help fill the skills gap. we have ...