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Industry, Security, and Community: Senator David McCormick on the Nippon Steel–U.S. Steel Deal

Published | Video Starts at 32:06

There's some uncertainty with tariffs and so forth, which is maybe slowing things down a bit. But macro wise, I'd make the argument that not since, in my lifetime, Not since 1981, when Reagan's first year in office, has there been such a push on making it easier to do business. That should attract private sector capital, but we need to double down on that, and permitting reform is a big piece of it. (32:06–32:15)

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Asserts that there has not been such a push to ease business operations since Reagan's first year in office in 1981.

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