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Donald McEachin: “Forty percent should be the floor, quite frankly, not the ceiling, and I look forward to seeing how the Americans Jobs…”

On the recordApril 28, 2021
Forty percent should be the floor, quite frankly, not the ceiling, and I look forward to seeing how the Americans Jobs Plan can help meet that goal.
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Donald McEachin
Virginia

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McEachin emphasizes the need to prioritize historically marginalized communities in environmental plans.

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