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Scott Peters: “I think we need to provide workers in those sectors with a path to jobs that pay just as well or better.”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
I think we need to provide workers in those sectors with a path to jobs that pay just as well or better.
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Scott Peters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Peters emphasizes the need for job security during the transition from fossil fuels.

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