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Indiana Senator Jeff Raatz on his First Job, the Value of Work

“Outside of the necessity of creating income to live off of, I think internally for all of us, there is something special, innate within us, that is fulfilled when we spend time working.”

-Indiana senator jeff raatz

Everyone remembers their first job. For Indiana Senator Jeff Raatz, it was working on a cherry farm as a kid. In this video, Senator Raatz reflects on his young start in the workforce and the lessons he’s learned from that experience.

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