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Kirsten Gillibrand: “Bombardier needed advanced welders. And so they said we…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Podcast Interview with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Her Presidential Campaign and Policy Proposals

Published | Video Starts at 18:12

Do the really good hands on job training to get the skills you need for the job that is available. In upstate New York, one of our local manufacturers, Bombardier needed advanced welders. And so they said we couldn't find anybody in 500 mile radius of our manufacturing plant. So they went to the community college and said will you offer this coursework? We'll hire everyone. It's a $70,000 a year job. Sure enough it works perfectly. (18:12–18:21)

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