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On the recordFebruary 26, 2019
if we are going to look at workforce development in a holistic way, we should look at populations that have seen a decline in industry jobs, such as many localities in my district, and we need to make sure that economic development is a part of this as well, so that we can train folks for local jobs.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

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Griffith stresses the importance of economic development in workforce training.

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