Dave McCormick: “If the United States does not rise to this challenge, we…”

“We can revitalize the American dream for all Pennsylvanians and for all Americans by training and deploying workers across our economy, from the trades to engineers to our very finest scientists. The stakes could not be higher. If the United States does not rise to this challenge, we risk putting our future in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, which seeks to dominate industries and technologies that will define the 21st century. This is a competition we must win. And it's a moment. It's a moment that demands leadership, sound policies, and, yes, bipartisan, bipartisan cooperation to ensure our nation's prosperity.” (03:52–04:06)

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