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Winsome Earle-Sears: “Virginia will rise to that challenge. We will maintain not…”

Featuring: Winsome Earle-Sears, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference

Published October 14, 2025 | Video Starts at 19:21

So this is not a moment for complacency. It is a call to strengthen our resolve and sharpen our edge and continue to lead. And under my leadership, Virginia will rise to that challenge. We will maintain not just our domestic competitive advantage, but our international one as well. You know, my minor in economics made me wonder, what is our comparative advantage now? (19:21–19:33)

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Asserts that Virginia will maintain both domestic and international competitive advantages.

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“Together with Governor Glenn Youngkin, we've created over 265,000 new jobs.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 07:09-07:15
“We've delivered 9 billion in tax relief.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 07:30-07:34
“We reduced or streamlined more than 100,000 regulations.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 07:33-07:38
“We have secured 140 billion in business investments.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 07:55-08:00
“We've given over 18% increase in teacher pay since we've been in office.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 08:05-08:13
“She [my opponent] has received more than $1.4 million in contributions from labor unions.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 00:30-23:17
“When education and workforce align, Virginia thrives.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 01:53-01:59
“I am here today because Virginia's system of opportunity worked for me.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 02:46-02:54
“They [Eli Lilly] had 400 applicants from 46 other states, but they chose Virginia.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 05:32-21:36
“My journey is proof that in this Commonwealth, no dream is too distant or too out of reach.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 06:23-06:31
“All of us need to work together to ensure that Virginia has phenomenal workforce, both now and in the future, across sectors, all of them.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 06:32-06:42
“Today, I have the honor of serving as your Lieutenant Governor and of leading parts of an administration that has made historic progress to…”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 06:56-07:10
“We immediately reopened our schools and our work spaces when we came into office because we cannot shut down our economy.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 07:15-07:28
“We've launched lab schools across the Commonwealth.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 08:30-08:33
“We've given $50 million to [HBCUs], 10 million per school.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 09:06-09:14
“We've expanded internships and apprenticeships and credentialing pathways ensuring students can earn while they learn.”
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“We are also aligning high schools with industry.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 13:20-13:24
“We're embedding AI literacy, digital skills and data science education into every level of learning.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 16:02-16:11
“We are building bridges between industry and academia to ensure that AI doesn't replace people, it empowers them.”
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“We are able to attract businesses, for example, like Afton Scientific, like Eli Lilly, because we are working in concert with our community…”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 20:41-20:57
“Eli Lilly, which the governor announced was coming to Virginia. Five billion dollar investment in Virginia.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 21:08-21:18
“I will always defend Virginia's right to work.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 22:19-22:23
“There are 26 other states, including Guam, who respect a worker's right to work without being forced to join a union.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 22:41-22:52
“My opponent...co-sponsored the legislation to get rid of right to work, but she voted to get rid of it as well.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 22:58-23:12
“I have gotten zero from labor unions.”
FULL SPEECH: Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at Virginia's Education and Workforce Conference | Uploaded October 14, 2025 | 23:20-23:25