So Congressman, I think it's important to recognize, we are not eliminating or doing away with registered apprenticeships. We're creating an alternative for those industries that have found that registered apprenticeship programs don't work for them.
Acosta defends the IRAP program as an alternative to registered apprenticeships.
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