We need to rethink that a bit because we actually have huge opportunities for skilling our workforce in ways that conform to the needs of our current economy. And I saw this on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania. Manufacturers, machine shops, high end chemical companies, they couldn't grow in part because they couldn't get skilled workers. The fracking industry is a huge regulatory burden, but they also have a skilled labor problem. They had to import folks from Oklahoma and Texas to work on the rigs. (11:41–11:49)
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