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John Garamendi: “Ms. Kaptur, thank you so very much for bringing us the message from America's heartland. And, by the way, agriculture is…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2015
Ms. Kaptur, thank you so very much for bringing us the message from America's heartland. And, by the way, agriculture is also a manufacturing industry. The farmer grows, but then the food processors are manufacturing that and bringing added value and a major part. You are quite correct about the escape of capital, using tax policy and trade policy to encourage American companies to take their capital and build overseas, leaving American workers behind.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Jul 14, 2015

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