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Marco Rubio: “The pandemic revealed vulnerabilities in our supply chain.”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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Future Secretary of State Marco Rubio on China & American Economic Policy

Published | Video Starts at 32:28

… wins them over to your point of view, either with constituents or with people in dc? Well, actually, I think the turning point really has been the pandemic. I think The pandemic revealed vulnerabilities in our supply chain. I think waking up one day and realizing that we depend on China for medical gowns, for Tylenol, for masks and personal protective equipment was stunning to a lot of people. (32:28–32:32)

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