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William F. Goodling: “Again, let me repeat, that when the gentleman mentions a work force development coordinator at schools, the gentleman is…”

On the recordJuly 22, 1997
Again, let me repeat, that when the gentleman mentions a work force development coordinator at schools, the gentleman is asking for the bill, in my estimation, to be defeated. I can only tell the gentleman from 3 years' experience trying to put together a job training bill, it is this kind of language and that will get us in trouble again.
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William F. Goodling
Pennsylvania

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Discussing concerns about language in a job training bill during a House debate.

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