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On the recordSeptember 12, 2023
Anyone who says we should make everything in the United States, I invite them to come up with a business plan to make a microwave oven that will retail for $42, manufactured in the U.S. with highly-paid labor.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster argues for the economic benefits of global trade and realistic manufacturing costs.

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