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On the recordJune 21, 2017
Please. Whatever you can, protect Job Corps. Think about where they would be, especially the black boys, if there was no Job Corps.
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Frederica Wilson
Democratic · Florida

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Wilson emphasizes the importance of Job Corps for disadvantaged youth, particularly black boys.

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