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Barack Obama: “We know that to fill these jobs, we'll also have to get serious about educating our workforce for the 21st century.”

On the recordJune 14, 2007
We know that to fill these jobs, we'll also have to get serious about educating our workforce for the 21st century.
Said by
Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Obama stressing the need for education and workforce development to meet the demands of the modern economy.

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