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Mark Schauer: “If we are going to be investing taxpayer dollars, we have the ability to invest those dollars in a U.S.-based company…”

On the recordJanuary 21, 2009
If we are going to be investing taxpayer dollars, we have the ability to invest those dollars in a U.S.-based company that is manufacturing this material right here in our country where we so desperately need to put our people to work.
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Mark Schauer
Michigan

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Schauer emphasizes the importance of investing in U.S. jobs and companies.

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