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On the recordMay 4, 2022
No one debates the need for chips. But to my friend from Ohio, I would say: You are right. We lost tens of thousands of jobs over the last 20 years. You know why? Because the same microchip companies shut down plants in America to go for cheap labor in Asia, and now we are rewarding them with $53 billion in corporate welfare. For all of my friends who talk about the deficit and how we can't fund the needs of our children or the elderly, $53 billion going to some of the most profitable corporations in America without any taxpayer protection is an absolute outrage. Let's vote for this proposal. Vote on Motion
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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