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Scott Bessent: “We are reshoring the semiconductor industry to the US.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 25:08

If that island were blockaded, that capacity were destroyed, it would be an economic apocalypse. So We are reshoring the semiconductor industry to the US. with the defense contractors. The defense contractors are no different than the systemically important banks. They exist like the systemically important banks exist because of the backstop from the Fed, because of the regulations. (25:08–25:14)

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Asserts that efforts are underway to bring semiconductor manufacturing back to the US.

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