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Scott Bessent: “COVID was a test run for what we're seeing now in terms of…”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Published | Video Starts at 08:30

We have lots of leverage on them too. We unfortunately we have semiconductors, right? Aircraft engines, Many, many, many minerals that are also important for their supply system. But what we learned during COVID COVID was a test run for what we're seeing now in terms of bringing back strategic industries. So we have this big investment boom and I would say 10, 15, 20% of it is bringing back five to seven strategic industries that we need. (08:30–08:41)

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Asserts that the COVID-19 pandemic was a precursor to current efforts to reshore strategic industries.

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