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Chaka Fattah: “This notion that we can't afford to invest in American business or in promoting manufacturing or in our National Weather…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2012
This notion that we can't afford to invest in American business or in promoting manufacturing or in our National Weather Service or in NIST is nonsense.
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Chaka Fattah
Pennsylvania

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Fattah argues for investing in American business despite military spending.

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