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John Garamendi: “The East-West show will continue, and the Make It in America agenda will be the American agenda because Americans want…”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2011
The East-West show will continue, and the Make It in America agenda will be the American agenda because Americans want to make things in this country. They want to rebuild the manufacturing industry. The President has given us a way to do that with the American Jobs Act. Trade policy, tax policy, energy, labor, Make It in America. Make the jobs in America. Rebuild America's manufacturing base. Rebuild the American middle class. We will do it. And if we pass the American Jobs Act, it can happen very quickly. I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Sep 20, 2011

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