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Josh Shapiro: “You gotta hire local and there has to be a community…”

Featuring: Josh Shapiro, Democratic | Governor of Pennsylvania

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Governor Shapiro participates in NGA panel discussion on energy and permitting reform

Published | Video Starts at 28:51

Some of these companies think they can come in, build a big box and never say what they're there to do. That has to be done in a way that is in collaboration with local communities. Third, You gotta hire local and there has to be a community benefits agreement. If you're gonna place this there, you've gotta make sure the local community benefits from from it. And then fourth, and finally, you've got to make sure that our environment is protected. (28:51–28:56)

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Asserts that companies must hire locally and have a community benefits agreement for permits.

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