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Max Baucus: Doesn't the Senator agree that the new jobs in the future are going to have to be, for want of a better expression…

On the recordMay 3, 2004
Doesn't the Senator agree that the new jobs in the future are going to have to be, for want of a better expression, smarter jobs; that is, even someone who repairs automobiles today has to understand computers? You do not just have a wrench and a screwdriver these days to build and repair cars; you have to learn computer skills, maybe programming skills. Isn't it true, if we are going to compete in the world, that we have to spend a lot of time and effort on retraining because of the additional needs in the future, and that is another reason for supporting this amendment?
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Max Baucus
Democratic · Montana

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for retraining in the context of job skills during Senate floor debate.

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