Angus King: “We learned in the pandemic the danger of dependency on China…”

“I mean, the biggest example of that is Russian gas. The Europeans to their sorrow, learned how dangerous their dependency on Russian gas was. By the same token, We learned in the pandemic the danger of dependency on China for face masks and personal protective equipment. I think there needs to be some. We need to maintain domestic production of essential items. Chips is the perfect example. The Chips and Science Act, I think it was an incredibly important piece of legislation.” (41:28–41:37)

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