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Bill Lee: I want to ask you, with the cuts that you are presenting, how are we going to ever achieve parity and how are we ever…

On the recordMarch 12, 2019
I want to ask you, with the cuts that you are presenting, how are we going to ever achieve parity and how are we ever going to reduce the unemployment and the wage gap in communities of color?
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee

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Lee questions budget cuts affecting workforce programs for communities of color.

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