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On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
It is exciting, Ms. Kaptur. It is very, very exciting that a policy statement, a law put forth by 435 of us here and 100 over in the Senate can really dramatically alter America's economy and do it in a way that doesn't really cost us more money but simply requires that our tax dollars be spent on American-made equipment so that American workers can prosper. Now, if somebody wants to go out and use their own tax dollars to buy goods from China, that is their business. Fine, go do it. But if it is your tax dollars and my tax dollars, then it ought to be made in America. Mr. Speaker, thank you for the time. I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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