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Marco Rubio: “It robbed the nation of its industrial capacity, of its…”

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Marco Rubio and J.D. Vance Discuss American Industrial Policy and Geopolitical Challenges at American Compass Event

Published | Video Starts at 07:48

You're going to make a lot more money doing that. Well, it was completely unrealistic, number one, and became incredibly disruptive. That decision was made. But here's the other implication of it. It robbed the nation of its industrial capacity, of its ability to make things. And its industrial capacity and its ability to make things has two ramifications. The first is it hurts your economy, it hurts your country, it robs people of jobs. (07:48–07:53)

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Asserts that the U.S. lost its industrial capacity and ability to manufacture goods.

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