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Grace Meng: America's economy cannot deliver on its full potential and cannot continue to be great if we do not have STEM workers to…

On the recordMay 24, 2017
America's economy cannot deliver on its full potential and cannot continue to be great if we do not have STEM workers to fill open STEM jobs.
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Grace Meng
Democratic · New York

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Meng emphasizes the importance of STEM workers for economic growth.

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