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On the recordApril 16, 2012
I am saying if we are going to increase production in the United States, shouldn't we keep it in the United States to be able to help the American consumer and American businesses?
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

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Lujan advocates for keeping U.S. production for domestic use.

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