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John Garamendi: “Chrysler and General Motors were saved as an American manufacturing icon by policies of President Barack Obama. It was…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
Chrysler and General Motors were saved as an American manufacturing icon by policies of President Barack Obama. It was his policies, supported by the Democrats in the House and the Senate, that allowed for the support that those two corporations needed to reinvent themselves so that there could be jobs in America.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Feb 9, 2011

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Garamendi discusses the impact of President Obama's policies on American manufacturing.

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