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Ron Johnson: “I primarily blame American businesses for being short…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Discussion with Senator Ron Johnson on American Spending, Trade, and Tariffs

Published | Video Starts at 19:11

You need a secure source supply. Was the Chipsax in the island nation of Taiwan threatened by China all the time? That's a highly insecure source. Now, by the way, I primarily blame American businesses for being short sighted. I'm in manufacturing. I produce plastic material for medical device packaging. When they moved overseas, we were always pressured to move our supply, you know, our manufacturing next to them because they realized they need a secure source of supply. (19:11–19:15)

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Asserts that American businesses are primarily to blame for their short-sightedness.

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