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Lamar Alexander: “I think most Americans would be surprised to know, would you agree, that apparently there is a labor shortage in…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2012
I think most Americans would be surprised to know, would you agree, that apparently there is a labor shortage in America, even though we have 8.3-percent unemployment in certain areas of our economy?
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander highlights a surprising labor shortage despite high unemployment rates.

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