But in many cases, given the evolution and the rapidly changing dynamics of the modern world, they may have to be retrained multiple times in their career. One of the crown jewels that have powered American innovation and ultimately powered American economic influence and power around the world has been our system of higher education. It has produced extraordinary research. It has produced extraordinary breakthroughs. I think the sad part about it is the number of things we have innovated or created, but then they're made somewhere else. (13:46–13:55)
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Asserts that the U.S. higher education system has been crucial for American innovation and economic power.
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