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Marco Rubio: “The reason why Boeing exists, 50% of the revenue comes from…”

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

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Sen. Marco Rubio at Rebuilding American Capitalism An American Compass Forum.

Published | Video Starts at 12:34

But in the global market, the way it operates now, the market outcome isn't always going to be in America's national interest. There are some things, and we've always done that. By the way, The reason why Boeing exists, 50% of the revenue comes from the Department of Defense because we decided a long time ago that we better build airplanes for the Air Force. We shouldn't rely on China to make our airplanes. So I think it's important to understand we've always made these decisions on. (12:34–12:43)

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Asserts that Boeing's existence is heavily supported by U.S. defense contracts.

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