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On the recordMay 14, 2013
There was a recent survey of about 9,000 outstanding high school and college students and graduates asking them where they would like to work. They had 200 companies that were all in the Fortune magazine list of top companies. I'm proud of that group of students from ages 15 to 27. Their number one choice was St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. It speaks well of that group of young people that they want to work to help others and to find a cure for cancer--and to work at St. Jude, which is such a wonderful institution in my home city of Memphis. Eight of the 25 sites that were selected by these young people were in the health care field. I think it's admirable and commendable that so many young people want to help others and do it through efforts in the health care industry, not necessarily in ways to enrich themselves. I'm proud that they chose St. Jude, and it wasn't just because of the Grizzlies. ____________________
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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