On the recordMay 21, 2013
The problem was exactly the same way. When I became governor, we had 800 empty positions for nurses; and the people who were in our nursing schools were exactly the kind of people we were trying to help.
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congress.govJim Risch: “The problem was exactly the same way. When I became governor, we had 800 empty positions for nurses; and the people who…”
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Describing the nursing shortage issue he faced as governor and its impact on single mothers.
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