workers with the right skills. that s why we re making a national commitment to train two million americans with skills they need to get a job right now. we also need to give more community colleges the resources they need to become community career centers, places where folks can learn the skills that local businesses are looking for right now from data management to high-tech manufacturing. the president wants to spend $8 billion to train two million workers to help close what is known as the skill gap. the problem is his plan needs congressional approval and republicans have proved they are not interested in investing in american workers. over the last 30 years, look at the numbers. bill clinton is the only president that invested in education and worker training. ronald reagan and both bushes failed to do so and today s republicans are no different. let s turn now to leo gerard.
the united states, but at the moment they cannot always find workers with the right skills. that s why we re making a national commitment to train two million americans with skills they need to get a job right now. we also need to give more community colleges the resources they need to become community career centers, places where folks can learn the skills that local businesses are looking for right now from data management to high-tech manufacturing. the president wants to spend $8 billion to train two million workers to help close what is known as the skill gap. the problem is his plan needs congressional approval and republicans have proved they are not interested in investing in american workers. bill clinton is the only president that invested in education and worker training. ronald reagan and both bushes failed to do so and today s republicans are no different. let s turn now to leo gerard.
use. it s good for the construction workers who build the facilities you work in. it s good for the communities where people are buying more houses and spending money at restaurants. everybody benefits which manufacturing is going strong. as president obama mentioned, american manufacturing is on the rebound. since january 2010, the manufacturing sector has added almost 500,000 jobs and manufacturers are adding jobs at a faster pace than the rest of the economy. but a lack of skilled workers could stall the return of american manufacturing. president obama announced his solution to the problem back in february. i hear from business leaders all the time who want to hire in the united states, but at the moment they cannot always find workers with the right skills. that s why we re making a national commitment to train two million americans with skills they need to get a job right now. we also need to give more community colleges the resources they need to become community
become community career centers, places where folks can learn the skills that local businesses are looking for right now from data management to high-tech manufacturing. this should be an engine of job growth all across the country, these community colleges and that s why we ve got to support them. that is why it is such a big priority. [applause] so, and economy built to last. demands that we keep doing everything we can to help students learn the skills that businesses are looking for. it means we have to keep strengthening american manufacturing. it means we ve got to keep investing in american energy. we have to double down on the clean energy that is creating jobes but jobs but it means we have to
they need to become community career centers, places where folks can learn the skills that local businesses are looking for right now, from data management to high-tech manufacturing. this should be an engine of job growth all across the country, these community colleges, and that s why we ve got to support them. that s why it s such a big priority. so, an economy built to last demands that we keep doing everything we can to help students learn the skills that businesses are looking for. it means we have to keep strengthening american manufacturing, it means we ve got to keep investing in american energy, we ve got to double down on the clean energy that s creating jobs. but it also means we ve got to renew the american values of