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David McCormick: “The other area where I think the government should consider…”

Featuring: David McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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

Published | Video Starts at 24:56

So it's a slippery slope. You could convince yourself, say anything is national security. But I think this threshold should be quite high on whether something affects national security. The other area where I think the government should consider playing a role not always is where you have a true market failure that has huge national implications. So, for example, nuclear power. So what role should the government play, if any, in nuclear power? (24:56–25:08)

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Asserts that government should consider involvement in cases of true market failure with significant national implications.

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