Gavin Newsom: “California is a donor state, $83.1 billion a year, by the…”

“But I also want to make a point and I think it needs to be made. 71% of the GDP in the United States of America emanates from blue counties. California is a donor state, $83.1 billion a year, by the way. Texas takes $71.1 billion. We have more scientists, engineers, more Nobel laureates, more researchers than any state in America. We convey more talent than any state in America.” (16:19–16:24)

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