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Alexander Acosta: So Congressman, I think it's important to recognize, we are not eliminating or doing away with registered…

On the recordApril 30, 2019
So Congressman, I think it's important to recognize, we are not eliminating or doing away with registered apprenticeships. We're creating an alternative for those industries that have found that registered apprenticeship programs don't work for them.
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Alexander Acosta

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Acosta defends the IRAP program as an alternative to registered apprenticeships.

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