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Important and timely hearing. Im pleased that you are able to join us i have a long history in massachusetts and so happy to see his legacy move on to his niece. Todays hearing is relevant given the proximity to the conflict zone, social networking and the internet and the premier recruitment cools for terrorist gangs expanding far into europe and the United States. These are cheap and ineffective even for isil who has plentiful resources. They focus on various assets of the recruitment and communication strategy. This is what we must attack. Of course we need the cooperation of the transatlantic and regional partners. The National CounterTerrorism Center estimates that as of this month, as many as 12,000 individuals have travelled to syria since 2011 to support the armed militants there. This includes well over 1,00 ....
, meaning the Unemployment Rate of veterans since 9 11 is above the number for the average folks and we are making sure that statistic is one we still have years from now as we still Work Together. The considerable challenges Many Service Members in our family face. We know our veterans fought for us and we will fight for them. That is why many states, including missouri, have taken membertees Service Transition to the workforce, such as issues with the state licensure. We have signed bills in that regard and i think everybody for tremendous work. A host of new or improved programs to host access to benefits and services and expand access of longterm employment. You will hear about in a little while here, it got started very simply. I was in afghanistan ....
[applause] senator goldwaters acceptance speech at the 1964 Republican National convention to move this weekend on american historys tv reel america. On cspan 3. National Governors Association in nashville, tennessee, a session on helping the nations veterans find employment. Speakers include officials from the labor and Defense Departments. This is about an hour and 20 minutes. Losing the battle for talent will lead to diminished homelandair of the nga security and Public Safety committee. I now call this meeting to order. Im honored to serve this year with governor rick snyder. Rick snyder is unable to be with us today. I thank him very much for his work. I want to thank the governor of iowa who is stepping in today as the vice chair, a heartbeat aw ....
You are providing a powerful example on how states can do with the disconnect. You are helping to show states how to improve the way jobseekers are matched to jobs based on skills and competencies, not just job descriptions and resumes. It is very leading edge. Governor hickenlooper, i would like to recognize colorado for doing a great job with the blueprint that ties together agencies, is mrs. , education, and workforce development. Businesses, education, and workforce development. That will be crucial to attacking the workforce challenges ahead. It is exciting to see the progress being made. Today i want to push you further on the topic of talent and workforce development. I strongly believe this is one of the top three issues each of you as ceos of your state will be forced to adjust in the next three to five years. Address in the next three to five years. I want to talk about how we have dealt with this issue and what we have learned in the process. I want to recognize the states m ....