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Ron Johnson: “We do need a steel industry, we need aluminum.”

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

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DC breakfast with U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson

Published | Video Starts at 23:58

From my standpoint, all the offshoring of manufacturing, the concern I have is on manufacturing. That's vital for a national security interest. I mean, things like precursor drugs for pharmaceuticals, the high end semiconductors. We do need a steel industry, we need aluminum. There are some basic things you need for national security and just for economic security as well. I don't like government managing all that. I don't know who else can really do it though. (23:58–24:01)

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Asserts the necessity of maintaining domestic steel and aluminum industries for national security.

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