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Jeanne Shaheen: “I would argue that one of the problems that our military's experiencing is the same problem that industries across this…”

On the recordMay 9, 2022
I would argue that one of the problems that our military's experiencing is the same problem that industries across this country are experiencing and that is we have a lower birth rate, so we have fewer people entering the workforce, and we've had the most restrictive immigration policies in this country's history for the last 5 years and that that's had a huge impact on workforce.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Shaheen discusses the impact of low birth rates and restrictive immigration on military recruitment.

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