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Gary Peters: “We're getting the dual benefit of being able to bring back home those dollars that would be spent outside of the United…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2016
We're getting the dual benefit of being able to bring back home those dollars that would be spent outside of the United States.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters highlights the economic benefits of operating in low Earth orbit.

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