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Ron Johnson: “There's no doubt there's certain products, high end…”

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

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Yeah, I mean, I'm not impressed by the people managing this in the House. I'm just going to say so. I'm not surprised. But it, of course, needs the Senate as well. There's no doubt there's certain products, high end semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, rare earth minerals, we gotta be basic in those. We have to produce these here. Just from standpoint national security. Is there a better way of doing that than just generalized increasing of a tax, which is what a tariff is? (57:30–57:40)

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Asserts the necessity for domestic production of high-end semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, and rare earth minerals for national security.

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