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Why does it take 372 days on average to become a licensed cosmetologist, and just 33 days to become a licensed emergency medical technician? The New Republic reports that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is looking into licensing practices across the country with the hope of reforming occupational licensing requirements for manicurists, barbers, and makeup artists. [The New Republic]