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Lucille Roybal-Allard: “Let me just say that in your testimony you highlighted the fact that unemployment was down among disadvantaged groups…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2019
Let me just say that in your testimony you highlighted the fact that unemployment was down among disadvantaged groups, and I would venture to say that one of the reasons that is true is because of the programs that you now have in place which you are now proposing to eliminate.
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Lucille Roybal-Allard
California

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Roybal-Allard warns against eliminating job training programs that help disadvantaged groups.

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