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Patrick Morrisey: “To be able to address and afford all the challenges we have…”

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Governor Morrisey Highlights "A Home for Every Child" Initiative in Morgantown

Published | Video Starts at 14:37

We've been pleased to announce over $12.8 billion in new private sector investment in over 12,000 projected jobs. Now that's positive, but we need to keep that momentum going and here's why. To be able to address and afford all the challenges we have, we have to keep that economic momentum going and we have to keep investing in our people, our K12, our two year and four year schools. And of course we have to keep investing in our kids. Because if a kid child grows up in a stable, supportive health, they're far more likely to remain in school, enter the workforce and contribute and be leaders within their community. (14:37–14:53)

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Asserts the necessity of maintaining economic momentum and investing in education to address challenges.

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