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Ron Johnson: “There's not one manufacturing plant in Wisconsin that can…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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The Joseph Project: Connecting People with Jobs

Published | Video Starts at 00:09

Well, first of all, thank you for succeeding. I can't remember when I really started putting pressure on participants, but I'm starting to do that now is you have to succeed. There's not one manufacturing plant in Wisconsin that can hire enough people. I'm racking my brain, how can we connect those individuals genuinely seeking opportunity with the opportunities that exist? Hit upon a notion of why not let inner city churches identify. (00:09–00:13)

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Asserts that all manufacturing plants in Wisconsin are unable to hire enough workers.

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