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Abdul El-Sayed: “I'm grateful for the endorsement of the UAW and they endorse me because they understand that a pathway forward…”

Featuring: Abdul El-Sayed, Podcast Host, America Dissected | National

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When to begin with Dr. Al Syed on what he plans to do when it comes to manufacturing jobs and securing the Big Three. Of the Pulse, the Democratic Senate debate live from our Fox 2 studios, here's Rup Raj. Well, I'm grateful for the endorsement of the UAW and they endorse me because they understand that a pathway forward to bring back the manufacturing that we lost because of terrible policies like USMCA voted on by my friend here, is to make sure that we are thoughtful about actually regulating the way that corporations and the top of corporations make decisions. Number one, I think we need to ban stock buybacks. This is the process by which corporations will literally buy their own stock to artificially raise their stock price, taking money away from the future of R and D and the workers themselves. (28:15–28:35)

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Asserts that the UAW endorsed him due to his stance on reversing manufacturing losses caused by policies like USMCA.

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