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Mike Rogers: “We were the arsenal of democracy. Henry Ford went from…”

Featuring: Mike Rogers, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Michigan

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A Conversation With Mike Rogers | #MPC26

Published | Video Starts at 26:13

And we should do it here. And we shouldn't let not one opportunity let us escape it again because we're going to have to compete with China again. We were the arsenal of democracy. Henry Ford went from building pickup trucks with 10,000 parts. He went to building B29s with over a million parts within a year. If you ask our product, our manufacturers in the state, could we do that, you know what the answer is? Not on your life. We have to change that conversation. (26:13–26:25)

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Asserts that the U.S. rapidly increased manufacturing capabilities during WWII, exemplified by Henry Ford's production shift.

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