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Karen Thurman: “Reclaiming my time, we have given hope to employers by having skilled workers. We all will hear from our communities…”

On the recordJune 8, 2000
Reclaiming my time, we have given hope to employers by having skilled workers. We all will hear from our communities about how important these issues are. Let us not shut out the very same people that you talked about giving these programs to now have gotten them developed, have done a good job, and then pull the rug out from underneath them.
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Karen Thurman
Democratic · Florida

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Discussing the importance of supporting skilled workers and community programs.

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