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On the recordDecember 1, 2009
Much of that workforce will be people of color and women. These are people who faced intentional discrimination for decades.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the demographic challenges in the construction workforce.

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