Look, we are at a point in our nation's history where the economic prospects of young Americans are worse than the prospects of their parents or grandparents. If that's not a sign that we are failing, I don't know what is. Just this summer we saw the recent college graduate unemployment rate exceed the national average. The challenges we are seeing to our communities and the economy and the workforce are very real and we have to be able to address them. (13:59–14:05)
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