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On the recordJuly 13, 2021
I secured about $28 million in the Defense Appropriations Bills for a submarine, industrial-based support of workers, and of training, and education initiatives.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Reed discusses funding for workforce training in defense.

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