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Ruben Gallego: “We cannot meet the sheer demand and market demand of China…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Senator Ruben Gallego's Keynote Remarks┃FP4A's 2026 Leadership Summit

Published | Video Starts at 08:18

And we need a prosperous Latin America and a prosperous European Union to stand against the sheer mass and capital markets of China. The America first attitude is actually making us America last and America weaker. We cannot meet the sheer demand and market demand of China if we are isolated. But if we combine our populations, our buying power, our economies, our moral directions, we have a fighting chance. But alone, we cannot meet that demand, nowhere now or into the future. (08:18–08:24)

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Asserts that isolation prevents the U.S. from competing with China's market demand.

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