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Daybreak Dec. 16: Biden administration promises coordinated action on trucker shortage

12/16/21 10:00 AM By Steve Davies and Bill Tomson
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The Biden administration will announce a trucking “action plan” today that emphasizes the use of apprenticeships to beef up employment in the industry, senior administration officials told reporters in a virtual background call Wednesday evening.
KEYWORDS Biden administration Labor Secretary Marty Walsh Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program National Economic Council Director Brian Deese Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Port of Los Angeles Director Gene Seroka Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service
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