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Eddie Bernice Johnson: “More and more U.S. companies are moving abroad. We think this is because of trade, but it's because they cannot find the…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2011
More and more U.S. companies are moving abroad. We think this is because of trade, but it's because they cannot find the highly skilled workforce they need here at home.
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Eddie Bernice Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Johnson links the decline of U.S. companies to a lack of skilled workforce domestically.

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