Patrick Morrisey: “West Virginia first needs to identify so many new people…”

“Third, we're investing very heavily in our workforce. I want to say a couple words that I hope that you'll repeat to many people. Recruit, retain, retrain, recruit, retain, retrain. West Virginia first needs to identify so many new people within our state today in the high schools, the technical colleges and let them know that there's literally an unlimited number of healthcare jobs out on the horizons. Whether you're talking about primary care physicians, allied health professionals, pharmacists, lab techs. So many good paying jobs that can keep our kids home. That always has to start there.” (17:16–17:31)

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