I thank Mr. Ferguson for his comments. As he mentioned, this is about family-sustaining jobs. Mr. Ferguson has a lot of experience bringing jobs to his town of West Point in Georgia, where he was mayor, creating thousands of new jobs there through innovative policies. I look forward to continuing to work with him on this as well. Now I yield to another colleague on the Education and Workforce Committee who has been a leading voice as well on CTE, Mr. Wilson.
Lloyd Smucker: “I thank Mr. Ferguson for his comments. As he mentioned, this is about family-sustaining jobs. Mr. Ferguson has a lot of…”
On the recordJune 8, 2017
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