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Virginia Foxx: “We've invested billions of dollars from hard-working taxpayers into the workforce system, but it's clear that the system…”

On the recordMay 26, 2021
We've invested billions of dollars from hard-working taxpayers into the workforce system, but it's clear that the system is not effectively meeting the needs of workers or employers across the country leading to a vast and growing skills gap.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Foxx criticizes the inefficiency of the workforce system despite significant investment.

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