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Kevin Hern: “What thought would go away in 10 years went away in 10…”

Featuring: Kevin Hern, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 1st Congressional District

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Preserving the American Dream with Congressman Kevin Hern

Published | Video Starts at 05:31

We saw that happen during COVID A lot of skills that, you know, people had education in that went away. Those jobs went away. They just, you know, they accelerated. What thought would go away in 10 years went away in 10 months [during COVID-19]. and people didn't have jobs. And so if they've had these skills like learning how to drive a truck, working CNC machines, being a nurse, all of those things you could fall back on. (05:31–05:35)

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