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On the recordJanuary 20, 2010
We have an opportunity, I think, as we put together a jobs package, to really focus on making sure that the people in this country have the capability of getting the jobs of the future that we know are coming, but they are hard to find today, and they are especially hard if you don't have the skills for them.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray advocates for a jobs package to equip people with necessary skills.

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