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James Comer: One reason, and the main reason we are having wage growth, is because there is a shortage of workers in America.

On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
One reason, and the main reason we are having wage growth, is because there is a shortage of workers in America.
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James Comer
Republican · Kentucky

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Comer attributes wage growth to a labor shortage in the U.S.

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