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Published January 13, 2026 | Video Starts at 01:04

One company canceled plans for a battery manufacturing facility in Buckeye, Arizona, that cost 6,400 jobs to the local community. Glendale, Kentucky, has lost over 150,000 jobs due to another manufacturing facility closure. As Chief of Staff to Secretary Wright and as Acting Undersecretary, were their assessments done on how many jobs were would be lost due to these decisions? (01:04–01:11)

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Asserts that Glendale, Kentucky, lost over 150,000 jobs due to a manufacturing facility closure.

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