I thank the gentlelady. I think this is one of those issues where the American people are well ahead of the elected officials because I think most Americans recognize the importance of our making things again in this country. This agenda…

I thank you for raising that point. This is a very, very important question that we have to decide in this Congress: What are our priorities? What investments are we going to make both to rebuild our economy and get people back to work…

I thank the gentlelady, and I thank you for your passion on this issue and again for restating the urgency of job creation and getting the American people back to work as our number one priority. The Make It in America agenda will help do…

I thank the gentlelady. I think the other very important part of that conversation has to be a continued investment in science and research and innovation. A lot of the things you are talking about, kind of new manufacturing, we are going…

I would like to begin our remarks today which will focus on our Make It in America agenda, the agenda that we put together to put the American people back to work to really support manufacturing, and we are going to have a good discussion…

I thank the gentleman from California for your leadership on this and your participation tonight. I thank the gentleladies from Alabama and from Hawaii and from Texas for joining us as well. I'll just end by saying you're right. Rhode…

I thank the gentleman for that excellent question. But this legislation really grew out of my visits to manufacturers in Rhode Island, some who have been very successful, some that are growing, some that have not been growing. And I said…

Yes, I know she, I'm certain, is going to join the conversation. I think the point you made, Mr. Garamendi, is an important one. These are not always pieces of legislation that require additional investments of resources. It's also about…

I thank the gentleman from California. I think that point cannot be stated often enough, that part of our ability to make it in America, not only manufacture but invent and create and make the new discoveries, is understanding that we need…

I thank the gentlewoman, and I know we all stand in strong support of the work that is under way in your district and all across this country and our hearts and prayers continue to go to the families who have suffered such tragic losses…

I thank the gentlelady for her passion, and I am really hopeful that this is an issue on which we can really build some bipartisan support. We put forth from the Democratic Caucus a very ambitious and detailed agenda on how we can make…

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