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On the recordNovember 15, 2011
Mr. Larson, thank you so very much. You speak well of Connecticut and you speak well for Connecticut. I guess we are going to do our East-West show here. I would just point out before we go there that America has lost about 40 percent of its manufacturing jobs in the last 20 years. We can rebuild it. Most of the economic indicators are that America can be competitive in manufacturing. We need to have a level playing field, so China currency is an issue. Mr. Tonko, you've been involved in this innovation economy for a long time. As I recall, you ran the State of New York's innovation efforts before you became a Member of Congress. So please share with us today your thoughts, and we'll begin once again the East-West show.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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