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Tony Wied: “We need a workforce in the trades, you know, whether that's…”

Featuring: Tony Wied, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Published | Video Starts at 23:05

… see this in some of our local communities where high schools are leaning into the trades and into the technical schools. And I think that's very important because right now We need a workforce in the trades, you know, whether that's electricians and plumbers and so forth. and really helping them find a different path, because it's not for everybody. You know, a university or a college isn't for everybody. (23:05–23:11)

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