04/10/2011
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"The United States remains the world's number one manufacturing nation--producing 21 percent of all global manufactured goods."
"I hope we can work together on the corporate tax rate and the repatriation of foreign earnings into our country without the penalties."
"But without the innovators, without the creativity that we have fostered through research and education, America's economy in my opinion would be stagnant."
"I want to thank the Chairman for holding this important hearing on 'The Future of American Manufacturing: Maintaining America's Competitive Edge.'"