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On the recordJune 8, 2000
I am an exception to that. I had a summer jobs program, and I graduated from law school and my voters elected me to Congress. I would just submit to the gentleman that there are those of us who never attended the job core program, but had a few summer jobs here on the Hill and other places and moved right into the workforce. My voters think I am doing a good job, perhaps some here may not.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Discussing the impact of summer jobs programs on career success.

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