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On the recordMarch 8, 2011
We want these programs to work. And we have to measure them. And if they don't work, we figure out something that will work.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Shelby emphasizes the importance of measuring program effectiveness to improve employment outcomes.

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