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On the recordApril 30, 2019
This is an urgent concern, and we need work force development solutions that connect disenfranchised workers with the skills they need to fill good-paying in-demand jobs.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

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Foxx highlights the need for workforce development to address job vacancies.

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