The President visits West Virginia Today, President Trump travels to West Virginia for the fourth time during his Presidency, meeting with small business leaders and families who have benefited from tax cuts he signed into law in December. Here is what the President will tell West Virginians this afternoon:
– America is open for business once again. Energy exports are at a record high and net imports are the lowest in more than 30 years.
– Wages are rising at the fastest pace in nearly a decade. A record number of small businesses say now is a good time to expand.
– These big-picture numbers are amazing, but what I want to hear is your personal stories.
Infrastructure plan provides skilled jobs When President Trump released the details of his infrastructure initiative in February, one of its key pillars was the need to reinvest in American workers. Yesterday, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta explained exactly what that would look like under the President’s plan. “The president’s plan not only invests in physical infrastructure, it also invests in workforce education,” Secretary Acosta writes. He explains that a cumbersome Federal bureaucracy too often limits Americans’ potential by restricting Federal assistance to traditional educational programs. By embracing a wider range of skills-based learning opportunities, including apprenticeships, President Trump’s plan stands to help a much larger class of American workers. Go deeper: The President’s infrastructure plan makes it a great time to be a job-seeker in America
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Today, after receiving his daily intelligence briefing, President Trump will travel to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, to participate in a roundtable discussion about tax reform.