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John Garamendi: “So those free traders who say get government out of the way need to go back to the very history, the very beginning of…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2012
So those free traders who say get government out of the way need to go back to the very history, the very beginning of history of this where President George Washington told his Treasury Secretary to develop an industrial policy for America so that we can make it in America. {time} 1920 This is not new. We need policies that do it. Please excuse me for interrupting.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Jan 31, 2012

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