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Published January 22, 2026 | Video Starts at 18:10

And I guess I wonder, how can, you know, how are voters looking at California, looking at New York, looking at Chicago, you know, supposed to say, yeah, this is the model we want. Well, I'm proud of my state. We have more Fortune 500 companies than any other state in America. More scientists, engineers, more Nobel laureates, my state than any state in America. The finest system of higher public education in the world. 18% of the world's R&D, China, 22% Germany, 21. (18:10–18:14)

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