and if you need a veteran that is in the green field i can provide you with one. i just think you know not just on the training realm, dollars need to be provided there. we re also working with san diego state on their green certificate program. the kaufman foundation. and, you know, there are folks involved to help us with the training but we need the jobs. we need the projects. i call for the government to help us out and make that more of a conduit for us. as a veteran business to be able to do that. and if you look to dwight eisenhower after world war ii, with all those returning world war ii veterans and the need and opportunity to build america s highway system, power grid, modern energy infrastructure circa 1950, we still have the eisenhower era energy infrastructure circa 1950. i can t think of a more admirable crusade for america s
the story of america is the story of entrepreneur ship. it s the reason we re the leading economy in the world is the work of entrepreneurs. we need to get back to celebrating entrepreneurship and recognizing it is the secret sauce that made america great. one of the key areas of focus is son high growth companies. if you look at data from the kaufman foundation, 40 million jobs have been created by high growth companies. you ve got to focus on unleashing the next wave of american entrepreneur ship. how do we do that in manufacturing? i saw a fascinating statistic after steve jobs passed away, people said we need more steve jobs. we need steve jobs in the manufacturing arena as well. if you look at how many people gm employed in 1980, you can add up the number of people at yahoo! google, apple, our top high-tech companies, that equals
less than five years old. if we re going to create an economy that will grow jobs, we have to create an economy that will grow little companies. we want to really celebrate the work of entrepreneurs, shine a spotlight on them, look for ways to educate people about entrepreneurship and how mentor entrepreneurs with other entrepreneurs so they can take their ideas forward. startup america pulls capital from the sba, the kaufman foundation and private sector companies in an effort to support and mentor entrepreneur around the country. meanwhile, the senate did its part to support small business owners by voting to repeal the controversial 1099 clause in the health care law which would require businesses to expand their tax reporting to the irs. today was a victory, and it s not so much a victory for me or really anyone else in the senate. it s a victory for about about 40 million businesses across this country who are
incentive bill intended to boost our economy and create jobs. but do small businesses create jobs or do new businesses create jobs? big difference. we will also see if the president says anything at all about tuesday s primary results. and of course, the big tea party upset in delaware as we p. as we prepare for the comes we joined by chris could have phone nas, dave weigel and robert lipman from the kaufman foundation which focuses on new business versus old business when it comes to job creation. chris could ha chris, i will begin with you, what card is the president playing here, postprimary, lots of electseering at work? i think he will make a stark contrast between his vision and the republican vision. the small business bill was being held up by politics.
controversy that s generated over the affordable care act. from the kaufman foundation. thanks for sharing data on data. great to see you. great to see you. talk to you later. congress at work and at play. we ll tell you where lawmakers approval ratings stand now and dig into the suggestion that all of d.c. needs recessed. apple. just one of the tech titans destroying the open market. channeled childhood, which seems to be a theme here today. the art of the pillow fort. we promise this segment not just for the kids. [ crowd chatters and groans ]