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Josh Shapiro: “The first thing I did was sign an executive order doing away…”

Featuring: Josh Shapiro, Democratic | Governor of Pennsylvania

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Governor Shapiro and DCED Secretary Siger Announce New Investment to Expand Pennsylvania's Workforce

Published | Video Starts at 09:56

First, on respect. The moment I was sworn in as governor, when I got the power to use a pen to make laws and regulations and sign executive orders, literally The first thing I did was sign an executive order doing away with the college degree requirement to work for state government. We have about 80,000 jobs in state government. It opened up the doors of opportunity to damn near all of those jobs. (09:56–10:04)

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