Gavin Newsom: “California is the tent pole of the American economy.”

“I'm grateful for the opportunity to update you on the fiscal health and economic condition of the state of California. And I will begin as we should dominance. That's the way to describe in one word the state of California is the tent pole of the American economy. Yes, we're the size of 21 state populations combined, but we dominate in every critical category. Number one in manufacturing, $405.6 billion a year in output. Agriculture, $62.1 billion a year in output.” (02:02–02:06)

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