Street journal cfo conference here in washington, d. C. [ applause ] secretary, thank you for being here with us today. Thanks, lauren, its a pleasure. I talked to a lot of companies, heads of hr and other executives and they all talk about the skills shortage. And its not only about low unemployment. This was coming up six years ago when unemployment was around 9 . They tell us they cant find the people they need for the work that needs to get done. Clearly theres some kind of a breakdown. Sometimes its about soft skills, technical skills. Tell us where you think that break down might be. I think its sort of across the board. It starts with k12 education and the fact for too many young people theyre not beginning to think about what next until late high school. And that, frankly, is i think too late. I believe we have to start exposing students as early as Early Middle School to a variety of opportunities and pathways and giving them the opportunity to hear from and experience what so
Being here with us today. Thanks, lauren. Pleasure. I go to a lot of companies, heads of hr, and other executives. They all talk about the skills shortage. And, it is not only about the one employment. This was coming up six years ago when unemployment was around 9 . So, they tell us they cant find the people that they need for the work that needs to get done. Clearly, there is some kind of a breakdown. Sometimes it is about soft skills, sometimes it is about technical skills. Can you tell us where that breakdown might be . Lauren, i think it is actually sort of acrossthe board. It really starts with k12 education. And, the fact that for too many young people, they are not beginning to think about what next until late high school. And that frankly, as i think too late. I believe we have to start exposing students as early as Early Middle School to a variety of opportunities and pathways. And giving them the opportunity to hear from and experience what some of those things might be like
Were over our inflation fixation. Of the four measures of inflation, two are below the feds target, one is pretty close, and only one, cpi, is above it. This problem of his polls in the swing states is only going to continue to get worse with over the next several months because voters or are not excited about biden. It is a bad deal for workers, one more example of free money. Nothings free. Most people in my profession think were returning to the bad old days before the financial crisis. To be pushing 30 as a republican, especially republicans called racist all the time, thats quite extraordinary. Lifestyles of the rich and the famous theyre the always complaining stuart i dont recognize the music. [laughter] lifestyles of the rich and famous . If theres a song called that . Youve got to be kidding. Lauren [inaudible] [laughter] stuart good charlotte. Whos good charlotte . Is there a bad charlotte out there . [laughter] were having too much fun. Its 11 00 eastern time, thursday, marc
Families across our country by providing a tax credit as large as 25 for employers who offer up to 12 weeks of paid family leave. Employees would be able to take this time without needing to choose between potentially falling behind on their bills or spending time caring for their loved ones. Caring for families today does not just mean taking care of children. My proposal helps to ease burdens on family caregivers taking care of aging parents as well. The Senate Special committee on aging recently released a report focusing on americas aging workforce and the opportunities and challenges associated with it. One of its findings is that a growing group of aging workers are also caregivers. In fact, one out of every four employees over the age of 50 serves as a family caregiver. Some employers are implementing strategies to support them, but i believe that this credit will go a long way in encouraging additional employers to take proactive steps to help these workers. This proposal also
He was not the best student in high school, he was a c and d student but he loved to rock climb. He was already, as a teenager, a worldfamous rock climber. He had been on some rockclimbing magazines of the young prodigy and all he did in class was think about rockclimbing and one day he went hiking in Mount Washington New Hampshire with his friend in the ice climbed and they got the top of the mountain, the wind shifted and they were in the middle of a blizzard and they went down the runway. They descended into the wilderness. They wandered and they got lost and they almost died and they were rescued on the brink of death and he had severe frostbite in both his legs were imitated below the knee. The doctors told him he would never walk or run or climb again and every night he would go to sleep and he would dream that he was running through the cornfields behind his parents house with hair, the wind running through his hair and he would wake up and see his legs were gone and was devasta