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Richard Shelby: “This is not because the Federal Government is throwing money at it. It is happening because it makes good economic…”

On the recordApril 10, 2013
This is not because the Federal Government is throwing money at it. It is happening because it makes good economic sense, I believe, for companies to locate their facilities here.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Shelby emphasizes the resurgence of manufacturing as a market-driven success, not government-funded.

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