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Patrick Morrisey: “Since we passed the licensing reciprocity bill, we've seen…”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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Quite frankly, we need a lot more electricians, we need a lot more contractors. That's been an area of real growth in the state. I think I've announced in the past that Since we passed the licensing reciprocity bill, we've seen real increases in the number of people coming in and trying to get contractor licenses. But we want to keep a lot of people from within the state to be able to tell them we've got a pathway even for all these construction jobs that's going to keep people really busy the next four to seven years. (12:17–12:29)

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