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Seth Harris: “What Congress can do is to not just acknowledge that is true but to respond by ensuring that workers can transition into…”

On the recordDecember 17, 2019
What Congress can do is to not just acknowledge that is true but to respond by ensuring that workers can transition into good-quality jobs as seamlessly and at low cost as possible to them.
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Seth Harris

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Harris emphasizes Congress's role in facilitating job transitions for workers affected by climate change.

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