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Gary Peters: “You don't have a strong manufacturing sector in your country…”

Featuring: Gary Peters, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Michigan

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EDITORIAL INTERVIEW with Gary Peters, US Senator (D-Mich.) | POLITICO

Published | Video Starts at 15:48

You have a very proud history of automakers in Europe. And the important thing about the auto industry too is that the autos are not just the auto industry, it's just about every other industry. You don't have a strong manufacturing sector in your country if you don't have a strong auto sector. It's really important because all the supply chain from rubber for tires to glass for windshields, I mean just go through the list of all the things that are in automobiles. (15:48–15:51)

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Asserts that a strong auto sector is essential for a strong manufacturing sector.

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