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Marco Rubio: “We were okay with 80 something percent of the active…”

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

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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 11:35

It happened because we literally gave it away. Because we made the decision, we made the policy decision that it was okay, We were okay with 80 something percent of the active ingredients in most of our generic pharmaceuticals coming from another country. We were okay with giving that away. We were okay with Giving away all kinds of things like that. And now, now we are in a crunch. (11:35–11:44)

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Asserts that the U.S. accepted reliance on foreign countries for most active ingredients in generic pharmaceuticals.

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