Book Description

This document records testimony from a hearing held on February 4, 2015, on the topic of "Expanding Opportunity in America's Schools and Workplaces." The hearing includes Statements of Members: (1) Honorable John Kline, Chairman, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives; and (2) Honorable Robert C. ''Bobby'' Scott, Ranking Member, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives. Statement of Witnesses include: (1) Dr. Michael Amiridis, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina; (2) Dr. Lawrence Mishel, President, Economic Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.; (3) Drew Greenblatt, President and CEO, Marlin Steel Wire Products, Baltimore, Maryland; and (4) Honorable Mike Pence, Governor, State of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN. Additional submissions are from: (1) Honorable Joe Courtney, a Representative in Congress from the State of Connecticut: and (2) Chairman Honorable John Kline; and (3) Ranking Member Honorable Robert Scott.