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This hearing examined strategies – including investments in rebuilding crumbling infrastructure – to create good-paying jobs in order to put the nation’s stalled economy on the road to recovery. More than 2.2 million American workers have lost their jobs in the past 12 months and millions more are still looking for permanent employment.
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Witnesses:
- Panel I:
- Hon. Charles E. F. Millard » Director Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
- Panel II:
- Jared Bernstein » Director of the Living Standards Program Economic Policy Institute
- Ron Blackwell » Chief Economist AFL-CIO
- Christopher Hansen » President and CEO AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association)
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Robert Pollin »
Professor of Economics
Founding Co-Director of the Political Economy Research Institute University of Massachusetts at Amherst - Dana Stevens » Unemployed Worker Thorofare, New Jersey
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William W. Beach »
Director
Center for Data Analysis The Heritage Foundation
- Donna Dolan » Chair New York State Paid Family Leave Coalition New York, New York
- Julienne Condos » Director of Program & Development for Rehabilitation St. Charles Hospital Rocky Point, New York
- George Blekas » Outside Field Technician Verizon Manorville, New York
- Barbara Wankoff » Director of Workplace Solutions KPMG Montvale, New Jersey
The Workforce Protections Subcommittee of the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on Immigration and Custom Enforcement workplace raids and the effects of the raids on local communities, including the impact on children, most of whom are American citizens. Witnesses explored how immigration enforcement could be improved in order to protect children.
Archived Webcast »
Witnesses:
- Kathryn Gibney » Principal San Pedro Elementary School San Rafael, California
- Janet Murguia » President National Council of La Raza
- Simon Romo » Chief Counsel New Mexico Child Protective Services
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James Spero »
Acting Deputy Assistant Director
Office of Investigations U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- The Honorable Leon R. Sequeira » Assistant Secretary for Policy U.S. Department of Labor Washington, DC
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William L. Carlson, Ph.D. »
Administrator
Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Employment and Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor Washington, DC - Bruce Goldstein » Executive Director Farmworker Justice Washington, DC
- Javier Riojas » Attorney/Branch Manager Texas RioGrande Legal Aid Eagle Pass, Texas
- John Young » Past Executive Director New England Apple Council Goffstown, New Hampshire
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Dr. Andrew Sum »
Director/Professor
Center for Labor Market Studies
Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts - Bill Beardall » Director Equal Justice Center Austin, Texas
- Beth Butler » Disability and Accommodations Consultant Wachovia Corporation Charlotte, North Carolina
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John Twomey »
Executive Director
New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals
On behalf of the National Workforce Association -
Mason A. Petit »
Washington State Employment Security
On behalf of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Spokane, Washington -
Charles Ware »
Chair
National Association of State Workforce Board Chairs
On behalf of the National Governors Association Cheyenne, Wyoming - Joe Carbone » Director Workplace, Inc. Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Kathleen Randolph » President Partners for Workforce Solutions, Inc.
- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro » Third District of Connecticut
- Congresswoman Judy Biggert » Thirteenth District of Illinois
- Missy Quarberg » Amery, Wisconsin
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Barbara Wankoff »
Director
Workplace Solutions KPMG Montvale, New Jersey - Melissa Lindsay » Bookkeeper Marlin Steel Wire Products Baltimore, Maryland
- Kristen Rowe Finkbeiner » Co-Founder Moms Rising Kirkland, Washington
- Stan Dorn » Senior Research Associate Urban Institute Washington, D.C.
- Bruce Herman » Executive Director National Employment Law Project New York, New York
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Lael Brainard »
Vice President and Director
Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in International Economics
Brookings Global Economy and Development Program Washington, D.C. - David Lee Bevard » Former Maytag Employee Galesburg, IL
- Thea Lee » Policy Director AFL-CIO Washington, D.C.
- Tim Alford, Ph.D » Director Alabama Office of Workforce Development Montgomery, Alabama