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Will they be happier with him in office? >> you know, by all accounts he is an establishment republican. so i dont expect that he will deviate from the traditional conservative position, which havent been that protective of worker safety, or embracing of common sense policies like the minimum wage but well find that out during the confirmation process. >> he is not going to oversee immigration, he is the labor secretary. but he will be overseeing the flow of foreign workers. do you expect change...

Responsibility, you can get ahead in america. so ive been talking now for months about an opportunity agenda. and let me break it down into four parts. number one, more jobs that pay good wages. jobs in american manufacturing, rebuilding our infrastructure, innovation, energy. number two, training workers with the skills they need to fill those jobs. number three, guaranteed access to a world class education for every child in america. and number four, making sure that hard work pays off. with w...

>> too bad you cant enjoy that tailgating there. that would have been fun for you. we have to miss out this year, ron. thank you for being with us. live at the site of the super bowl. >> reporter: thanks. >> sure. up next, are the apprenti apprenticeships the future of ow economy? >> you can have a great living and great career without getting a four-year college education as long as you get the skills and training you need. >> the president pushes a new model for training workers. could the p...

Launched americas first manufacturing innovation institute in youngstown, ohio. and what it was is a partnership. it includes companies and colleges. they came up with a joint plan. they were focusing on developing 3-d printing technology, and training workers with the skills required to master that technology. now, that was a great start. we got one going, and some of the folks from youngstown are here today and we congratulate them on the work theyre doing. in germany, theyve already got about...

So a little over a year ago, we launched americas first manufacturing institute in youngstown, ohio. what it was is a partnership. it includes companies and colleges. they came up with a joint plan. they were focusing on developing 3-d printing technology and training workers with the skills required to master that technology. now, that was a great start. we got one going. some of the folks from youngstown are here today and we congratulate them on the great work theyre doing. but heres the prob...

>> and there are no jobs. >> there are no jobs. >> he gets laid off through no fault of his own. >> lets be clear. the folks like dwayne, he is paid into the unemployment insurance system his whole working life. he probably got a wife and family. many of the long-term unemployed in their later 40s and early 50s and they need not just unemployment insurance but we need a surge in the war on poverty. we need a renewed focus on a pro growth economy we are investing in skills and infrastructure and ...

Left the barn, whatever, because theyre losing jobs in the state that are allowing you to pay unions-- and unless the whole country has the same rules its already going to happen. >> brenda: larry, unions are fighting hard because their membership has been declining dramatically, just 12% of the work force right now? >> exactly right, brenda. this is about keeping and creating jobs in a state like michigan, highly skilled work force and theyve been bleeding jobs. and unions are big labor is big ...

wolf blitzer, let me start with you. this is something that a lot of critics have said is a subject changer because we had real bad jobs news on friday and that just -- it riveted people throughout the weekend. is this an effort to change the narrative? >> it may be, in part, because the white house clearly believes this is a winning political issue for the president. he is going to make the point that for 98% of the american people, there will be no increase in their taxes. individual...

>> the tsa in trouble again. uncovering hundreds of millions in unused equipment piling up in a warehouse, instead of being put to work in airports, this is your tax money, folks! >> and gary b says he knows how to fix it. go ahead, mr. smith. >> three words, brenda, privatize the tsa. you know, you would think the author of the bill that created the tsa would be a firm supporter. you know what he said? let me read you a couple of quotes. he says, one, the program has been hijacked by bureaucrat...

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