Susan Wild: “For every $1 invested towards apprentices in a registered…”

“Its adult and youth job training grants provide employment services for hundreds of thousands of Americans, helping connect them to good paying jobs so they can reach their economic potential. And these apprenticeship programs literally pay dividends for the American economy. For every $1 invested towards apprentices in a registered apprenticeship program, businesses earn $1.44 back. Unfortunately and inexplicably to me, the House GOP has missed the memo. Instead of working to grow the middle class and strengthen our economy, the GOP is working ferociously hard to deny job training and employment services to hundreds of thousands of people.” (01:44–02:07)

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