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On the recordJuly 10, 2012
We are spending sometimes $100,000 training individuals in the military, and then they come home, and this skill, these skills are not recognized.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the lack of recognition for military training skills in civilian jobs.

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