J. D. Vance: “Innovation is what increases wages.”

“To giving our workers a fair deal and to reclaiming our heritage via America's great industrial comeback. And I believe that's what we're on the cusp of, a great American industrial comeback. Because Innovation is what increases wages. It's what protects our homelands. And I know we have a lot of defense technology companies here. It's what saves troops, lives on the battlefield. And I know everyone here today largely agrees.” (13:40–13:45)

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