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Which was hard-fought, and i was proud of the primary we ran, because it was about issues. senator sanders and i got together, came up with a plan to make public colleges and universities tuition-free for any families making less than $125,000 a year that's the vast majority of families. if you're over that, we'll make it debt-free. pay what you can afford, but i don't want to see young people and their families going into debt. i view this as an investment. and that's why we're going to make it easier to -- for you to afford to pay back your college debt. pay it down and pay it off. and i als...

There. we need to fill those jobs. we can create the programs for k through 12 and partner with businesses to generate the workers that they need. and basically tech is the future of work. and new yorkers are the future of tech. >> there's also that gap, though. there is a need. there are about 500,000 jobs across the country waiting to be filled. we also see people straight out of college, time and time again you see they're moving back home because they can't afford to live on their own. they're wanting that break and they're wanting that job. how can that be filled? >> we're trying to conne...

Ten minutes till the#shp &c@ top of the hour. president obama taking steps to grow the middle class and spur job creation. the president announcing $600 million in competitive grants to help people land good-paying jobs. the first program puts $500 million toward a job training competition which is designed to encourage colleges, employers and industry to work together. the second puts $100 million in grants to expand apprenticeship programs. this as new jobless numbers are set to be released at 8:30 a.m. kathleen sebelius for senate? days after announcing her resignation, rumors are swirlin...

Man made problems are susceptible to man made solutions. >> the justice department says 17 states are currently attempting to increase access to this drug. president obama and vice president biden announced $600 million in new grants for job training programs. nearly $500 million will go toward developing ways for businesses and educators to help train potential employees. another $100 million will go toward expanding apprenticeship programs. a missouri mayor is hearing some major backlash this morning after comments he made about the jewish community center shooting in kansas city over th...

Of 8.7 million jobs. last month was a tough weather month. there were roughly 7 million people who were out of work for at least part of the week because of the weather. so we are still seeing that progress notwithstanding that. undeniably, we have more work to do. that's why the president's budget outlines additional investments in infrastructure. additional investments in skills such as growing our apprenticeship programs, because there is a bright future in this country for people that want to work with their hands and many businesses need those electricians and pipefitteres and others. the...