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Nancy Mace: “A kid who can weld is making 80k a year.”

Featuring: Nancy Mace, Republican | U.S. House, South Carolina, District 1

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Nancy Mace speaks at Greenville GOP

Published | Video Starts at 22:14

By the time I was 21, I knew six different programming languages and I didn't learn a single one of them while I was in college. These kids coming out of high school, if they can code, they're making 100 grand a year. A kid who can weld is making 80k a year. If you can get your nuclear welding certificate by the time you're 18, your starting salary is $110,000. (22:14–22:18)

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