THE SEAN HANNITY SHOW

Jobs for Vets in the Energy Industry On today's show, Sean features Charlie Drevna, president of the trade association, the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers to discuss jobs for veterans in the energy industry. Their jobs site can be found here.                       We Need Veterans in the Energy Industry By: Charlie Drevna There are some 2.8 million veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. These brave men and women served their country on the battlefield. Along the way, they learned skills that are hugely advantageous to civilian employers, among them: leadership, change management, how to motivate their comrades, how to work as a team, ability to work under pressure and especially their safety conscious attitude. Despite their vast and varied experience, many veterans struggle to reintegrate into civilian life when they come home. Unemployment among veterans has been persistently high. In 2013, it was 9 percent among veterans who have served since 2001, compared with about 7 percent among nonveterans. And among veterans 18-24 years old, unemployment was more than 21 percent last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. I want to let our returning veterans know that the fuel and petrochemical industries are actively seeking them for not only good paying jobs, but also careers. We believe the skills our veterans learn on the battlefield translate to work in our industries. This year, nearly a quarter of all hourly hires in our industry were military veterans, and I want this percentage to increase. The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), the association that represents virtually all U.S. refining and petrochemical capacity, recently launched a website, workforce.afpm.org, to provide information about jobs in our industries, and to connect job seekers to our member companies’ career sites. The website provides a place for veterans to learn about the huge variety of jobs in our industries – from electricians to welders to crane operators. We particularly need veterans to join us because it’s projected that over the next five to 10 years 800,000 workers will retire, and our industries’ worker deficit will be between one and two million people. This is the result of a dramatic increase in domestic energy production driven by the shale boom – benefiting our economy and our national security...continue reading ObamaCare Spiral Not only did the Obama administration lie to us about the true nature of ObamaCare, but the law itself is failing to delivery. Estimated enrollment numbers for ObamaCare are way below expectations. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that 13 million Americans would be enrolled in ObamaCare by the end of 2015.  As of right now, they will be lucky to get a little over 9 million enrollees. In other words, the expert predictions weren't just off, they were WAY off by millions, 30% below expectations. The goal for 2017 was to reach 25 million enrollees, but that will likely take many more years to achieve.  What happens if people aren't buying into ObamaCare?  Costs skyrocket.  If young, healthy people do not buy plans and yet we continue to grow the number of Americans subsidized under ObamaCare, the pricing system fails to work as promised...continue reading