So the Department of Labor is not equipped to handle issues of educational equity. It's not equipped to primarily handle issues of education at all. We, We've also already seen the DOL's level of investment in equitable access to job training when they tried to eliminate job corps this past spring. Now, the Pittsburgh Job Corps has long been a beacon of opportunity for young folk in my district, especially disenfranchised young people, black and brown and low income young people. (02:45–02:55)
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