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Kirsten Gillibrand: “When we don't invest in these renewable industries, our…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Interview with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Keystone Pipeline, 9/11 First Responders, and 2016 Presidential Race

Published | Video Starts at 00:50

But the real solution here is to move away from fossil fuels towards a renewable economy. We have so much opportunity in the renewable fields, whether it's wind or solar or geothermal. And frankly, When we don't invest in these renewable industries, our competitors do, China does. And when they build something, they are then better poised to do next generation innovation. We want that in America. We want made in America. (00:50–00:55)

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Asserts that China invests in renewable industries when the U.S. does not.

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