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John Garamendi: “We certainly can rebuild the American manufacturing industry, and there are ways of doing it. That was done in part when…”

On the recordOctober 26, 2011
We certainly can rebuild the American manufacturing industry, and there are ways of doing it. That was done in part when the President stepped up using the stimulus money to rebuild General Motors and Chrysler. They're now back, and millions of jobs have been saved and, simultaneously, the entire small business supply chain is in order. {time} 1820 Mr. Ryan, I know that you have other thoughts that you'd like to add, so please share with us.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Oct 26, 2011

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