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Lloyd Smucker: “We all want to see the skills gap shrink and see the needs of our local communities and employers met; and in order to…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2019
We all want to see the skills gap shrink and see the needs of our local communities and employers met; and in order to do that, we must encourage flexibility in the system.
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Lloyd Smucker
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Smucker advocates for flexibility to address the skills gap.

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