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Rob Bresnahan Jr.: “My grandfather started this business with a station wagon…”

Featuring: Rob Bresnahan Jr., Republican | U.S. House Pennsylvania, District 8

Rob Bresnahan Jr. - Ep.100

Published March 9, 2022 | Video Starts at 37:18

I did that pedestrian pole. He was proud of it. Yeah. And it's the same thing now when I'm driving through or hearing my grandfather's story. My grandfather started this business with a station wagon and a ladder. He was doing wiring grocery stores. To go from him and one other electrician to now 145 people. It's quite the story of just hard work and dedication. (37:18–37:22)

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