Matt Gonzalez Quotes

We may not realize it, but a crucial step in building a healthy economy is helping people move from welfare to work.

Let me make it clear that the Youth Employment Opportunities Act of 1961 is not primarily concerned with delinquency prevention. Rather, it is designed to help all types of young men or women who suffer deficiencies of training or opportunity which keep them unemployed.

For many young people, the minimum wage is a stepping stone to higher employment levels.

Teaching thinking for just five hours to unemployed youngsters increased employment 500 percent.

Last month, the House of Representatives passed the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act, which would provide training and assistance to unemployed veterans, and break down bureaucratic barriers preventing them from finding work. It's smart legislation that members of both parties support, and I'm pleased the Senate passed it.

Young people deserve stable employment opportunities and not mountains of debt. When young people can access the middle class, America is strengthened.

As a country, we must come together to provide the training, certifications, and jobs that our veterans have earned and deserve.

One of the big issues in Ohio and elsewhere is people do not have the skills to take advantage of the openings that are out there.

I was in the U.K. and Germany and went to Volkswagen and learned about their apprenticeship model - young people become paid apprentices in trades. It's not a coincidence that youth unemployment is far lower in Germany than the United States because there are paid opportunities for young people to get experience.

There is still much work to be done to help our students secure good-paying jobs and achieve their ultimate goals, and in Congress, I'll continue to support Career and Technical Education programs.

We need more partnerships like Vigor Industrial and Portland Community College where men and women in search of a career can get the training they need to get hired right out of school.

In general, everyone wants to work and work more. But in fact, when a young generation has sufficient capability then we should create conditions for them to work.

Central and western Pennsylvania has one of the best workforces in the country and this will provide job training, new skills and additional resources for those trying to find a job.

We know there are a lot of people in the unemployment pool that do not match up in their skill set for what jobs are going to be created, and that's an area we've got to keep pressing on.

I see a New York where people who are down on their luck can get back on the road to responsibility, a job and dignity.

Young people need the hands-on training that comes with a summer job. They need to know how to dress for success and nail job interviews. But most of all, they need mentorship, guidance, and inspiration.

With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.

Government cannot do it all. As we work hard to break welfare dependency and get young people ready for the labour market, we need businesses to give them a chance and not just fall back on labour from abroad.

We've got to be delivering young people, and people that are getting reeducated, people who are getting reemployed, into the marketplace with skills to work together, to understand computers, and to be able to be a part of that 21st century economy.

We want to change the way we help unemployed people find jobs. We want to be faster and more goal oriented.

I graduated high school and I didn't have a skill set and I didn't want to go to college. I needed a job.

The employment laws are completely unrealistic. You cannot overcome that in only 10 years. It will take at least another generation before young people are properly qualified.

It is very important that our young people have constructive early work experiences. But it is equally important that their jobs are safe and complement their education, rather than complete it.

Most urgent is the good First Job Program, that Lula plans to implement, which hasn't got off the ground.

One thousand dollars invested in salvaging an unemployable youth can return forty thousand dollars or more in his lifetime.