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Gary Peters: I do not believe you can really be a great country unless you actually make things, which is why manufacturing is…

On the recordMay 16, 2023
I do not believe you can really be a great country unless you actually make things, which is why manufacturing is absolutely essential to that.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Emphasizing the importance of manufacturing for national greatness.

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