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Ron Johnson: “You were talking about somewhere between 6 and a half to 7…”

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Johnson Discusses Trade Concerns on CNN

Published March 8, 2018 | Video Starts at 01:40

Sure. One study after President Bush tried to do this in 2002, said that there are about 200,000 jobs lost in steel using industries. You were talking about somewhere between 6 and a half to 7 half million workers in industries, manufacturers that utilize steel, versus probably under 150,000 industries in steel mills. And so you really have to wonder, what would the increased prices do even for those workers in steel mills? (01:40–01:51)

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Asserts there are 6.5 to 7.5 million workers in steel-using industries versus under 150,000 in steel mills.

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