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On the recordMarch 9, 2015
If we could broaden the field of people whom we could hire, at least in cases where we have a particular shortage of those skills in U.S. citizens, we think that would help us.
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

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Capito advocates for hiring flexibility to address skill shortages.

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