Elizabeth Esty Quotes

First create jobs, and then provide skills to people.

Most of the people we're depending on for our economic future will not graduate from college. It is time we empowered them instead of ignoring them.

The longer our graduation lines are today, the shorter our unemployment lines will be tomorrow.

There's a belief... in the country that we can cure unemployment by creating opportunity. The skills gap proves that opportunity along is not enough to get people employed.

Now you have a choice: we can give more tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas, or we can start rewarding companies that open new plants and train new workers and create new jobs here, in the United States of America.

We cannot neglect the unemployed, underemployed and dislocated workers of America who need ample and widespread funding for federal job training services.

For African societies, no issue looms larger than employment. Only vibrant entrepreneurship and thriving small businesses can hope to provide the millions of jobs that are needed.

There has been no appreciable improvement in our country's ability to produce the kind of talent we need in this space. There have been some small initiatives around the country that have been noteworthy.

Jobs are central to the American dream - and President Obama has focused on jobs from day one.

More effective than giving away half my fortune before I die is finding a way to help people have a good-paying job.

What middle-income Americans want most of all is a job. We need a generous safety net for the most vulnerable in our society, but for most people the biggest social accomplishment that we can help them achieve is a good-paying job.

This is just the beginning of a new era for America's workers.

The House has passed several bipartisan bills to ensure all Americans have the opportunity to secure a good job to provide for their families. All of these jobs bills deserve the support of our Senators and a strong show of leadership from the president.

As a member of Congress, I believe it is the responsibility of those elected to represent the people at every level of government to ensure that our government works to ensure that every person who wants gainful employment has it.

Money is ammunition and the surest way I know to make lasting friends, to earn trust and create peace is by providing meaningful jobs, putting people back to work so they can feed their families.

The skills and productivity of American Workers, .... are the greatest economic resource our country has.

I feel we should be able … to find a way of employing more of these so-called unemployables

A fundamental way to build and expand our middle class and economy is to create a modern and well-paid workforce.

If we discover niche services that have been overlooked in our society, we can create many jobs for the unemployed, retired and young people.

I am running because I believe strongly that we need to get folks back to work and address the needs that the folks in the 1st Congressional District have in terms of employment and economic opportunity.

We should absolutely train up U.K. workers - but it takes time to do that. And the reality is that there are a lot of E.U. workers that come here to do jobs that British-born workers will not do.

Through Gateway to Work, we can provide more of the workers our businesses need to thrive, and we can help give more of our families the opportunity to work their way to self-sufficiency and into the middle class.

We've got to make sure that we have the workers of tomorrow.

I'm working with the New Dems, who are talking about the future of work, which is something I'm very interested in in New Jersey.

I've spent time in the coastal Carolinas and have seen what small business development has done to maintain the wetlands and reestablish the fisheries and secure jobs for the people that make their living off the water.