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    Declaring American Economic Independence

    It is great to be here. I'd like to thank Alumisource and all the amazing

    workers here for hosting us.

    Today, I am going to talk about how to Make America Wealthy Again.

    We are thirty miles from Steel City. Pittsburgh played a central role in

    building our nation. The legacy of Pennsylvania steelworkers lives in the

    bridges, railways and skyscrapers that make up our great American

    landscape.

    But our workers' loyalty was repaid with betrayal. 12

    Our politicians have aggressively pursued a policy of globalization -

    moving our jobs, our wealth and our factories to Mexico and overseas. 34

    1(Compensation Of Employees: Wages And Salary Accruals/Gross Domestic Product ,Federal Reserve Bank Of

    St. Louis,Accessed 6/25/16)

    2(GDP And Other Major NIPA Series, 19292011:II, Bureau Of Economic Analysis , August 2011)

    3(Hillary Rodham Clinton, Living History , 2003, p. 182)

    4(Will Kimball And Robert E. Scott, China Trade, Outsourcing And Jobs, Economic Policy Institute, 12/11/14)

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    Globalization has made the financial elite who donate to politicians very

    wealthy. But it has left millions of our workers with nothing but poverty

    and heartache. 5678

    When subsidized foreign steel is dumped into our markets, threatening

    our factories, the politicians do nothing. For years, they watched on the

    sidelines as our jobs vanished and our communities were plunged into

    depression-level unemployment. 91011

    Many of these areas have still never recovered. 12131415

    Our politicians took away from the people their means of making a living

    and supporting their families.

    5(Government Social Benefits: To Persons : Federal: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) , Federal

    Reserve Bank Of St. Louis,Access ed 6/25/16)

    6(Real Median Household Income In The United States ,Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis ,Accessed 6/25/16)

    7(Jesse Rothstein And Robert E. Scott, NAFTAs Casualties,Economic Policy Institute,9/1/97)

    8(Will Kimball And Robert E. Scott, China Trade, Outsourcing And Jobs, Economic Policy Institute, 12/11/14)

    9(Bill Toland, In Desperate 1983, There Was Nowhere For Pittsburgh's Economy To Go But Up,Pittsburgh Post-

    Gazette, 12/23/12)

    10(Terence P. Stewart, Elizabeth J. Drake, Jes sica Wang of Stewart and Stewart, Stephanie M. Bell, and Robert E.

    Scott, Surging Steel Imports Put Up To Half a Million U.S. Jobs at Risk, Economic Policy Institute, 5/13/14)

    11(Manufacturing,Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 6/25/16)

    12

    (All Employees: Manufacturing In Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA, Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis,Access ed 6/25/16)

    13(All Employees: Manufacturing In Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis ,

    Access ed 6/25/16)

    14(All Employees: Manufacturing In Reading, PA,Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis ,Accessed 6/25/16)

    15(All Employees: Manufacturing In Williamsport, PA,Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis , Accessed 6/25/16)

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    Skilled craftsmen and tradespeople and factory workers have seen the

    jobs they loved shipped thousands of miles away. 16

    Many Pennsylvania towns once thriving and humming are now in a state

    despair. 171819 20

    This wave of globalization has wiped out our middle class. 21 22

    It doesn't have to be this way. We can turn it all around - and we can turn

    it around fast.

    But if we're going to deliver real change, we're going to have to reject

    the campaign of fear and intimidation being pushed by powerful

    corporations, media elites, and political dynasties.

    The people who rigged the system for their benefit will do anything - and

    say anything - to keep things exactly as they are.

    16(Will Kimball And Robert E. Scott, China Trade, Outsourcing And Jobs, Economic Policy Institute, 12/11/14)

    17 (All Employees: Manufacturing In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis , Accessed

    6/25/16)

    18(All Employees: Manufacturing In Pittsburgh, PA,Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis ,Accessed 6/25/16)

    19

    (Pittsburgh, PA Local Area Unemployment, Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 6/25/16)

    20(Real Median Household Income In Pennsylvania,Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis , Accessed 6/25/16)

    21 (Josh Bivens, The Decline In Labors Share Of Corporate Income Since 2000 Means $535 Billion Less For

    Workers,Economic Policy Institute,9/10/15)

    22(Isaac Shapiro And Aviva Aron-Dine, Share Of National Income Going To Wages And Salaries At Record Low

    In 2006, Center On Budget And Policy Priorities, 3/29/07)

    http://www.epi.org/publication/china-trade-outsourcing-and-jobs/http://www.epi.org/publication/china-trade-outsourcing-and-jobs/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HARR442MFGNhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HARR442MFGNhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HARR442MFGNhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PITT342MFGNhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PITT342MFGNhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PITT342MFGNhttp://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LAUMT423830000000006?data_tool=XGtablehttp://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LAUMT423830000000006?data_tool=XGtablehttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSPAA672Nhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSPAA672Nhttp://www.epi.org/publication/the-decline-in-labors-share-of-corporate-income-since-2000-means-535-billion-less-for-workers/http://www.epi.org/publication/the-decline-in-labors-share-of-corporate-income-since-2000-means-535-billion-less-for-workers/http://www.epi.org/publication/the-decline-in-labors-share-of-corporate-income-since-2000-means-535-billion-less-for-workers/http://www.cbpp.org/research/share-of-national-income-going-to-wages-and-salaries-at-record-low-in-2006http://www.cbpp.org/research/share-of-national-income-going-to-wages-and-salaries-at-record-low-in-2006http://www.cbpp.org/research/share-of-national-income-going-to-wages-and-salaries-at-record-low-in-2006http://www.epi.org/publication/the-decline-in-labors-share-of-corporate-income-since-2000-means-535-billion-less-for-workers/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSPAA672Nhttp://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LAUMT423830000000006?data_tool=XGtablehttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PITT342MFGNhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HARR442MFGNhttp://www.epi.org/publication/china-trade-outsourcing-and-jobs/
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    The people who rigged the system are supporting Hillary Clinton because

    they know as long as she is in charge nothing will ever change. 23

    The inner cities will remain poor. 24

    The factories will remain closed. 2526272829

    The borders will remain open. 30313233343536

    The special interests will remain firmly in control.

    23(Drew Griffin, David Fitzpatrick and Curt Devine, The truth about Hillary Clinton's Wall Street speeches , CNN

    Money,4/20/16)

    24(Josh Sanburn, This is the Poorest Big City in the U.S., TIME,9/17/15)

    25(Biman Mukherji, John W. Miller, And Chuin-Wei Yap, Why Chinese Steel Exports Are Stirring Protests ,The

    Wall Street Journal,3/15/15)

    26(Debbie Elliott, Concerned Workers Face Dwindling Industry And Layoffs With A Steely Resolve,NPR,1/6/16)

    27(Rachel Ohm, Shutdown Of Madison Mill Is States Fifth In Two Years,Portland Press Herald,3/14/16)

    28(Frank Antosiewicz, Reiss Manufacturing Selling NJ Plant ,Plastics News,2/5/16)

    29(Jesse Scardina, Maine Town Digests Factory Closure News, Loss Of Hundreds Of Jobs , Portland Press Herald,

    3/20/14)

    30(Caroline May, Exclusive Chart: Deportation Budget Grows 25 Percent While Deportations Plummet, Breitbart,

    5/2/16)

    31(Subcommittee Chart: Administration Removed Less Than One Percent Of Aliens Who Overstayed Their Visas

    In 2015, Senator Jeff Sess ions, 5/6/16)

    32(Julia Hahn, Clinton Releases Plan to Dissolve U.S. Border Within 100 Days, Breitbart,5/25/16)

    33(Eliza Collins , Clinton Urges Supreme Court To Uphold Obamas Immigration Moves, Politico,4/18/16)

    34(Hillary For America, Access ed 6/22/16)

    35(Anne Gearan and Paul Kane, Clintons Top Priorities: Gun Control And Immigration Reform. Could She Deliver

    On Either?The Washington Post, 5/2/16)

    36(T.A Frank, The One Iss ue That Could Destroy Hillary Clinton,Vanity Fair,5/17/16)

    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    Hillary Clinton and her friends in global finance want to scare America

    into thinking small - and they want to scare the American people out of

    voting for a better future. 373839

    My campaign has the opposite message.

    I want you to imagine how much better your life can be if we start

    believing in America again.

    I want you to imagine how much better our future can be if we declare

    independence from the elites who've led us to one financial and foreign

    policy disaster after another. 404142

    Our friends in Britain recently voted to take back control of their

    economy, politics and borders.

    I was on the right side of that issue - with the people - while Hillary, as

    always, stood with the elites, and both she and president Obama

    predicted that one wrong.

    Now it's time for the American people to take back their future.

    37(Rosalind Helderman and Anne Gearan, Clintons Earn More Than $25 Million In Speaking Fees Since January

    2014, The Washington Post, 5/15/15)

    38(Maggie Haberman and Steve Eder, Clintons Reportedly Earned $30 Million In The Last 16 Months , The New

    York Times, 5/15/15)

    39(Philip Rucker, Tom Hamburger and Alexander Becker, How The Clintons Went From Dead Broke To Rich :

    Bill Earned $104.9 Million For Speeches,The Washington Post, 6/26/14)

    40(Daniel Trotta, Iraq War Costs U.S. More Than $2 Trillion: Study,Reuters, 03/14/13)

    41(Secretary Hillary Clinton,Remarks At The State Department Treaty Room, Washington, DC, 8/18/11)

    42(Nancy A. Yous sef, Hillarys Libya Post -War Plan Was Play It By Ear, Gates Says, The Daily Beast, 10/25/15)

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clintons-earn-more-than-25-million-in-speaking-fees-since-january-2014/2015/05/15/52605fbe-fb4d-11e4-9ef4-1bb7ce3b3fb7_story.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/16/us/politics/clintons-reportedly-earned-30-million-in-the-last-16-months.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/16/us/politics/clintons-reportedly-earned-30-million-in-the-last-16-months.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/16/us/politics/clintons-reportedly-earned-30-million-in-the-last-16-months.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/16/us/politics/clintons-reportedly-earned-30-million-in-the-last-16-months.htmlhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-the-clintons-went-from-dead-broke-to-rich-bill-earned-1049-million-for-speeches/2014/06/26/8fa0b372-fd3a-11e3-8176-f2c941cf35f1_story.htmlhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-the-clintons-went-from-dead-broke-to-rich-bill-earned-1049-million-for-speeches/2014/06/26/8fa0b372-fd3a-11e3-8176-f2c941cf35f1_story.htmlhttp://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-war-anniversary-idUSBRE92D0PG20130314http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-war-anniversary-idUSBRE92D0PG20130314http://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2011/08/170673.htmhttp://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2011/08/170673.htmhttp://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2011/08/170673.htmhttp://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/20/hillary-s-libya-post-war-plan-was-play-it-by-ear-gates-says.html?via=twitter_pagehttp://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/20/hillary-s-libya-post-war-plan-was-play-it-by-ear-gates-says.html?via=twitter_pagehttp://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/20/hillary-s-libya-post-war-plan-was-play-it-by-ear-gates-says.html?via=twitter_pagehttp://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2011/08/170673.htmhttp://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-war-anniversary-idUSBRE92D0PG20130314http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-the-clintons-went-from-dead-broke-to-rich-bill-earned-1049-million-for-speeches/2014/06/26/8fa0b372-fd3a-11e3-8176-f2c941cf35f1_story.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/16/us/politics/clintons-reportedly-earned-30-million-in-the-last-16-months.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/16/us/politics/clintons-reportedly-earned-30-million-in-the-last-16-months.htmlhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clintons-earn-more-than-25-million-in-speaking-fees-since-january-2014/2015/05/15/52605fbe-fb4d-11e4-9ef4-1bb7ce3b3fb7_story.html
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    That's the choice we face. We can either give in to Hillary Clinton's

    campaign of fear, or we can choose to Believe In America.

    We lost our way when we stopped believing in our country

    America became the world's dominant economy by becoming the

    world's dominant producer. The wealth this created was shared broadly,

    creating the biggest middle class the world had ever known. 4344

    But then America changed its policy from promoting development in

    America, to promoting development in other nations.

    We allowed foreign countries to subsidize their goods, devalue their

    currencies, violate their agreements, and cheat in every way imaginable.45 4647

    Trillions of our dollars and millions of our jobs flowed overseas as a

    result. 48

    43(The World Factbook,CIA,Accessed 6/25/16)

    44(Tami Luhby, Middle Class No Longer Dominates In The U.S., CNN Money, 12/9/15)

    45

    (United States Launches Challenge To Extensive Chinese Export Subsidy Program,Office Of The United StatesTrade Representative,2/15)

    46(2015 Report To Congress On Chinas WTO Compliance, Office Of The United States Trade Representative,

    12/15)

    47(The Commission On The Theft Of American Intellectual Property ,The IP Commission Report,5/13)

    48(Robert E. Scott, Manufacturing Job Loss, Economic Policy Institute, 8/11/15)

    https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2195.htmlhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2195.htmlhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2195.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/2015/12/09/news/economy/middle-class/http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/09/news/economy/middle-class/https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2015/february/united-states-launches-challengehttps://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2015/february/united-states-launches-challengehttps://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2015/february/united-states-launches-challengehttps://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2015/february/united-states-launches-challengehttps://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2015-Report-to-Congress-China-WTO-Compliance.pdfhttps://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2015-Report-to-Congress-China-WTO-Compliance.pdfhttps://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2015-Report-to-Congress-China-WTO-Compliance.pdfhttp://www.ipcommission.org/report/IP_Commission_Report_052213.pdfhttp://www.ipcommission.org/report/IP_Commission_Report_052213.pdfhttp://www.ipcommission.org/report/IP_Commission_Report_052213.pdfhttp://www.epi.org/publication/manufacturing-job-loss-trade-not-productivity-is-the-culprit/http://www.epi.org/publication/manufacturing-job-loss-trade-not-productivity-is-the-culprit/http://www.epi.org/publication/manufacturing-job-loss-trade-not-productivity-is-the-culprit/http://www.ipcommission.org/report/IP_Commission_Report_052213.pdfhttps://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2015-Report-to-Congress-China-WTO-Compliance.pdfhttps://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2015/february/united-states-launches-challengehttps://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2015/february/united-states-launches-challengehttp://money.cnn.com/2015/12/09/news/economy/middle-class/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2195.html
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    I have visited cities and towns across this country where a third or even

    half of manufacturing jobs have been wiped out in the last 20 years. 495051

    Today, we import nearly $800 billion more in goods than we export. 52

    This is not some natural disaster. It is politician-made disaster. 53

    It is the consequence of a leadership class that worships globalism over

    Americanism. 5455

    This is a direct affront to our Founding Fathers, who wanted America to

    be strong, independent and free. 56

    Our Founding Fathers Understood Trade

    49(All Employees: Manufacturing In Rochester, NY, Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis , Accessed 6/25/16)

    50 (All Employees: Manufacturing In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis , Accessed

    6/25/16)

    51(All Employees: Manufacturing In Dayton, OH, Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis ,Accessed 6/25/16)

    52(U.S. Trade In Goods And Services - Balance Of Payments (BOP) Basis,U.S. Census Report,6/3/16)

    53

    (Robert E. Scott, Fast Track To Lost Jobs And Lower Wages,Economic Policy Institutes Working EconomicsBlog,4/13/15)

    54(Robert E. Scott, NAFTAs Legacy,Economic Policy Institute, 12/17/13)

    55(Will Kimball And Robert E. Scott, China Trade, Outsourcing And Jobs, Economic Policy Institute, 12/11/14)

    56 (Julia Hahnt, Forgotten History: How American Presidents From Washington To Lincoln Agree With Trump On

    Trade,Breitbart,6/26/16)

    https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ROCH336MFGNhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ROCH336MFGNhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HARR442MFGNhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HARR442MFGNhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HARR442MFGNhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DAYT339MFGNhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DAYT339MFGNhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DAYT339MFGNhttps://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/historical/gands.pdfhttps://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/historical/gands.pdfhttps://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/historical/gands.pdfhttp://www.epi.org/blog/fast-track-to-lost-jobs-and-lower-wages/http://www.epi.org/blog/fast-track-to-lost-jobs-and-lower-wages/http://www.epi.org/blog/fast-track-to-lost-jobs-and-lower-wages/http://www.epi.org/blog/fast-track-to-lost-jobs-and-lower-wages/http://www.epi.org/publication/nafta-legacy-growing-us-trade-deficits-cost-682900-jobs/http://www.epi.org/publication/nafta-legacy-growing-us-trade-deficits-cost-682900-jobs/http://www.epi.org/publication/china-trade-outsourcing-and-jobs/http://www.epi.org/publication/china-trade-outsourcing-and-jobs/http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/06/26/american-presidents-washington-lincoln-agree-donald-trump-trade/http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/06/26/american-presidents-washington-lincoln-agree-donald-trump-trade/http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/06/26/american-presidents-washington-lincoln-agree-donald-trump-trade/http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/06/26/american-presidents-washington-lincoln-agree-donald-trump-trade/http://www.epi.org/publication/china-trade-outsourcing-and-jobs/http://www.epi.org/publication/nafta-legacy-growing-us-trade-deficits-cost-682900-jobs/http://www.epi.org/blog/fast-track-to-lost-jobs-and-lower-wages/http://www.epi.org/blog/fast-track-to-lost-jobs-and-lower-wages/https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/historical/gands.pdfhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DAYT339MFGNhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HARR442MFGNhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ROCH336MFGN
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    George Washington said that "the promotion of domestic

    manufactur[ing] will be among the first consequences to flow from an

    energetic government. 57

    Alexander Hamilton spoke frequently of the "expediency of encouraging

    manufactur[ing] in the United States." 58

    The first Republican President, Abraham Lincoln, warned that: "The

    abandonment of the protective policy by the American government

    must produce want and ruin among our people." 59

    Our original Constitution did not even have an income tax. Instead, it had

    tariffs - emphasizing taxation of foreign, not domestic, production. 60

    Yet today, 240 years after the Revolution, we have turned things

    completely upside-down.

    We tax and regulate and restrict our companies to death, then we allow

    foreign countries that cheat to export their goods to us tax-free. 616263

    57(The Delaware Society For Promoting Domestic Manufacturers, 1920 April 1789, The U.S. National Archives

    And Records Administration, Access ed 6/25/16)

    58(Report To Congress On The Subject Of On The Subject Of Manufactures ,National Humanities Center,Accessed

    6/25/16)

    59 (Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln: Complete Works, Comprising His Speeches, Letters ..., Volume 1, 1894)

    60(Bill Of Right In Action,Constitutional Rights Foundation, Spring 1995)

    61(Monthly Treasury Statement,U.S. Department Of The Treasury, 3/31/16)

    62(Brian Faler, Analys is: Clinton Proposed Almost $500 Billion In Tax Increases, Politico,1/26/16)

    63 (Kyle Pomerleau And Michael Schuyler, Details And Analysis Of Hillary Clintons Tax Proposals, Tax

    Foundation,1/26/16)

    http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-02-02-0074http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-02-02-0074http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-02-02-0074http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-02-02-0074http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/livingrev/politics/text2/hamilton.pdfhttp://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/livingrev/politics/text2/hamilton.pdfhttp://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/livingrev/politics/text2/hamilton.pdfhttp://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/livingrev/politics/text2/hamilton.pdfhttps://books.google.com/books?id=jUJzBE6q0GcC&pg=PA95&lpg=PA95&dq=abraham+lincoln+must+result+in+the+increase+of+both+useless+labor&source=bl&ots=sdamQpBQVz&sig=-WkpxLGQIxzDbC06SToAaAV66tI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjB-eC5qIXNAhULMz4KHTT7A4kQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=must%20produce%20and%20ruin%20among&f=falsehttps://books.google.com/books?id=jUJzBE6q0GcC&pg=PA95&lpg=PA95&dq=abraham+lincoln+must+result+in+the+increase+of+both+useless+labor&source=bl&ots=sdamQpBQVz&sig=-WkpxLGQIxzDbC06SToAaAV66tI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjB-eC5qIXNAhULMz4KHTT7A4kQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=must%20produce%20and%20ruin%20among&f=falsehttp://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-11-3-b-the-income-tax-amendment-most-thought-it-was-a-great-idea-in-1913.htmlhttp://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-11-3-b-the-income-tax-amendment-most-thought-it-was-a-great-idea-in-1913.htmlhttps://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fsreports/rpt/mthTreasStmt/mts0316.pdfhttps://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fsreports/rpt/mthTreasStmt/mts0316.pdfhttp://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/hillary-clinton-proposed-tax-increases-218234http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/hillary-clinton-proposed-tax-increases-218234http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/hillary-clinton-proposed-tax-increases-218234http://taxfoundation.org/article/details-and-analysis-hillary-clinton-s-tax-proposals#_ftn2http://taxfoundation.org/article/details-and-analysis-hillary-clinton-s-tax-proposals#_ftn2http://taxfoundation.org/article/details-and-analysis-hillary-clinton-s-tax-proposals#_ftn2http://taxfoundation.org/article/details-and-analysis-hillary-clinton-s-tax-proposals#_ftn2http://taxfoundation.org/article/details-and-analysis-hillary-clinton-s-tax-proposals#_ftn2http://taxfoundation.org/article/details-and-analysis-hillary-clinton-s-tax-proposals#_ftn2http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/hillary-clinton-proposed-tax-increases-218234https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fsreports/rpt/mthTreasStmt/mts0316.pdfhttp://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-11-3-b-the-income-tax-amendment-most-thought-it-was-a-great-idea-in-1913.htmlhttps://books.google.com/books?id=jUJzBE6q0GcC&pg=PA95&lpg=PA95&dq=abraham+lincoln+must+result+in+the+increase+of+both+useless+labor&source=bl&ots=sdamQpBQVz&sig=-WkpxLGQIxzDbC06SToAaAV66tI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjB-eC5qIXNAhULMz4KHTT7A4kQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=must%20produce%20and%20ruin%20among&f=falsehttp://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/livingrev/politics/text2/hamilton.pdfhttp://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-02-02-0074http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-02-02-0074
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    As a result, we have become more dependent on foreign countries than

    ever before. 64

    Ladies and Gentlemen, its time to declare our economic independence

    once again. 65

    That means reversing two of the worst legacies of the Clinton years.

    America has lost nearly one-third of its manufacturing jobs since 1997 -

    even as the country has increased its population by 50 million people. 6667

    At the center of this catastrophe are two trade deals pushed by Bill and

    Hillary Clinton. 686970

    First, the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA.

    Second, China's entry into the World Trade Organization.

    64(U.S. Trade In Goods And Services - Balance Of Payments (BOP) Basis,U.S. Census Report,6/3/16)

    65(Robert E. Scott, The High Price Of Free Trade ,Economic Policy Institute, 11/17/03)

    66(Manufacturing,Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 6/25/16)

    67(Total Population: All Ages Including Armed Forces Overseas,Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis ,Accessed

    6/25/16)

    68(Robert E. Scott, Fast Track To Lost Jobs And Lower Wages,Economic Policy Institutes Working Economics

    Blog,4/13/15)

    69(Manufacturing,Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 6/25/16)

    70(M. Angeles Villarreal And Ian Fergusson, The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA),Congressional

    Research Service, 4/16/15)

    https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/historical/gands.pdfhttps://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/historical/gands.pdfhttps://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/historical/gands.pdfhttp://www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_bp147/http://www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_bp147/http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES3000000001http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES3000000001https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/POPhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/POPhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/POPhttp://www.epi.org/blog/fast-track-to-lost-jobs-and-lower-wages/http://www.epi.org/blog/fast-track-to-lost-jobs-and-lower-wages/http://www.epi.org/blog/fast-track-to-lost-jobs-and-lower-wages/http://www.epi.org/blog/fast-track-to-lost-jobs-and-lower-wages/http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES3000000001http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES3000000001https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42965.pdfhttps://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42965.pdfhttps://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42965.pdfhttps://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42965.pdfhttps://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42965.pdfhttps://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42965.pdfhttp://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES3000000001http://www.epi.org/blog/fast-track-to-lost-jobs-and-lower-wages/http://www.epi.org/blog/fast-track-to-lost-jobs-and-lower-wages/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/POPhttp://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES3000000001http://www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_bp147/https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/historical/gands.pdf
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    deficits, and stole hundreds of billions of dollars in our intellectual

    property. 79808182

    The city of Pittsburgh, and the State of Pennsylvania, have lost one-third

    of their manufacturing jobs since the Clintons put China into the WTO. 8384

    Fifty thousand factories across America have shut their doors in that

    time. 8586

    Almost half of our entire manufacturing trade deficit in goods with the

    world is the result of trade with China. 8788

    It was also Hillary Clinton, as Secretary of State, who shoved us into a

    job-killing deal with South Korea in 2012. As reported by the Economic

    79

    According To The Census Bureau, From February 2009 Through The End Of January 2013, Nominal U.S. TradeDeficits With China Totaled $1,117,497,900,000. (U.S. Census Bureau,Accessed 6/27/16)

    80According To The Bureau of Economic Analysis, From 2009 Through 2012, The Seasonally Adjus ted U.S. Trade

    Deficit With China Totaled $1,054,383,000,000. (U.S. Census Bureau,Accessed 6/27/16)

    81(Trade In Goods With China,United States Census Bureau,Accessed 6/25/16)

    82(Robert E. Scott, Fast Track To Lost Jobs And Lower Wages,Economic Policy Institutes Working Economics

    Blog,4/13/15)

    83(All Employees: Manufacturing In Pittsburgh, PA,Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis ,Accessed 6/25/16)

    84(All Employees: Manufacturing in Pennsylvania, Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis , Accessed 6/25/16)

    85(Robert E. Scott, The China Toll,Economic Policy Institute, 8/23/12)

    86(Jon Greenberg, MSNBC's Ed Schultz: Trade Deals Closed 50,000 Factories,Economic Policy Institute, 4/23/15)

    87(U.S. Trade In Goods And Services - Balance Of Payments (BOP) Basis,U.S. Census Report,6/3/16)

    88(Trade In Goods With China,United States Census Bureau,Access ed 6/25/16)

    https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c0004.htmlhttps://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c0004.htmlhttps://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c0004.htmlhttp://www.bea.gov/international/index.htm#tradehttp://www.bea.gov/international/index.htm#tradehttp://www.bea.gov/international/index.htm#tradehttps://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html#2009https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html#2009https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html#2009http://www.epi.org/blog/fast-track-to-lost-jobs-and-lower-wages/http://www.epi.org/blog/fast-track-to-lost-jobs-and-lower-wages/http://www.epi.org/blog/fast-track-to-lost-jobs-and-lower-wages/http://www.epi.org/blog/fast-track-to-lost-jobs-and-lower-wages/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PITT342MFGNhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PITT342MFGNhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PITT342MFGNhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PAMFGhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PAMFGhttp://www.epi.org/publication/bp345-china-growing-trade-deficit-cost/http://www.epi.org/publication/bp345-china-growing-trade-deficit-cost/http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2015/apr/23/ed-schultz/msnbcs-schultz-trade-deals-closed-50000-factories/http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2015/apr/23/ed-schultz/msnbcs-schultz-trade-deals-closed-50000-factories/https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/historical/gands.pdfhttps://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/historical/gands.pdfhttps://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/historical/gands.pdfhttps://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html#2009https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html#2009https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html#2009https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html#2009https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/historical/gands.pdfhttp://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2015/apr/23/ed-schultz/msnbcs-schultz-trade-deals-closed-50000-factories/http://www.epi.org/publication/bp345-china-growing-trade-deficit-cost/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PAMFGhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PITT342MFGNhttp://www.epi.org/blog/fast-track-to-lost-jobs-and-lower-wages/http://www.epi.org/blog/fast-track-to-lost-jobs-and-lower-wages/https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html#2009http://www.bea.gov/international/index.htm#tradehttps://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c0004.html
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    Policy Institute in May, this deal doubled our trade deficit with South

    Korea and destroyed nearly 100,000 American jobs. 899091929394

    As Bernie Sanders said, Hillary Clinton "Voted for virtually every trade

    agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions of jobs. 95

    Trade reform, and the negotiation of great trade deals, is the quickest

    way to bring our jobs back.

    To understand why trade reform creates jobs, we need to understand

    how all nations grow and prosper.

    Massive trade deficits subtract directly from our Gross Domestic

    Product.

    89(Secretary Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The American Chamber Of Commerce Breakfast , Seoul, South Korea,

    4/17/11)

    90(Secretary Hillary Clinton, Secretary Clinton's Speech At The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce In Hong Kong , Hong

    Kong, China, 7/25/11)

    91(Secretary Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The American Chamber Of Commerce Breakfast , Seoul, South Korea,

    4/17/11)

    92 (Secretary Hillary Clinton, Korea, Colombia And Panama Free Trade Agreements," U.S. State Department,

    10/3/11)

    93 (Binyamin Appelbaum And Jennifer Steinhauer, "Congress Ends 5-Year Standoff On Trade Deals In Rare

    Accord,"The New York Times , 10/12/11)

    94(Robert E. Scott, U.S.-Korea Trade Deal Resulted In Growing Trade Deficits And More Than 95,000 Lost U.S.

    Jobs,Economic Policy Institute,5/5/16)

    95(Transcript,NBC News Meet The Press, 4/10/16)

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    From 1947 to 2001 - a span of over five decades - our inflation-adjusted

    gross domestic product grew at a rate of 3.5%. 96

    However, since 2002 - the year after we fully opened our markets to

    Chinese imports - that GDP growth rate has been cut almost in half. 9798

    What does this mean for Americans? For every one percent of GDP

    growth we fail to generate in any given year, we also fail to create over

    one million jobs. 99

    America's "job creation deficit" due to slower growth since 2002 is well

    over 20 million jobs - and that's just about the number of jobs our

    country needs right now to put America back to work at decent wages.100101

    The Transpacific-Partnership is the greatest danger yet.

    The TPP would be the death blow for American manufacturing. 102

    96Inflation-adjusted GDP grew at an average rate of 3.5% from 1947 to 2001. Since 2002, inflation-adjusted GDP

    grew at an average rate of 1.8%. (Real Gross Domestic Product,Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis, Accessed

    6/25/16)

    97(Will Kimball And Robert E. Scott, China Trade, Outsourcing And Jobs,Economic Policy Institute, 12/11/14)

    98(Real Gross Domestic Product,Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis ,Accessed 6/25/16)

    99(Estimates Of Job Creation, The White House, May 2009)

    100 (Real Gross Domestic Product ,Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis , Accessed 6/25/16)

    101 (Taking the average GDP growth from 1947 to 2001 (3.5%) and subtracting the average GDP growth s ince 2002

    (1.9%) equals a loss of 1.6% GDP growth every year for the pas t 14 years. Per the White House, a 1% increas e in

    GDP per year is equivalent to 1 million new jobs . Therefore in 14 years , nearly 22.4 million jobs were lost .)

    102 (Robert E. Scott And Elisabeth Glass , Trans-Pacific Partnership, Currency Manipulation, Trade, And Jobs,

    Economic Policy Institute,3/3/16)

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    It would give up all of our economic leverage to an international

    commission that would put the interests of foreign countries above our

    own. 103

    It would further open our markets to aggressive currency cheaters. 104105

    It would make it easier for our trading competitors to ship cheap

    subsidized goods into U.S. markets - while allowing foreign countries to

    continue putting barriers in front of our exports. 106107

    Mark my words, China will enter the TPP through the back door at a later

    date 108109110

    That's not all. Mark my words, China will be in this deal at a later date, if

    we don't stop it -- they will come in through the back door.111

    103 (Sessions On TPP: My Fears Confirmed; Shut Off Fast -Track Now, Senator Jeff Sess ions, 11/5/15)

    104 (Robert E. Scott, Hearing On U.S.China Economic Challenges,Economic Policy Institute, 2/21/14)

    105 (Overview Of The Trans Pacific Partnership, Office Of The United States Trade Representative, Accessed 6/25/16)

    106 (Clyde Prestowitz, Critical Alert: Vital Cloture Vote Remains On Fast-Track,Senator Jeff Sessions, 5/21/15)

    107 (William Mauldin, Car States Balk at Trade Pact,The Wall Street Journal, 5/18/15)

    108

    (David Nakamura, Obamas Far-Reaching Trade Deal Would Lower Tariffs On Meat, Cars And Dairy, TheWashington Post, 11/5/15)

    109 (Robert Schroeder, Ford Takes Aim At Currency Pact In TPP Agreement,MarketWatch, 11/5/15)

    110 (Hans Greimel, Why TPP Gives Japanese Automakers An Edge,Automotive News, 10/7/15)

    111 (Paul Bedard, Top Dem Warns Of 'TPP Car,' Mexican-Made Of Chinese Parts, Sold In U.S., Washington

    Examiner, 2/22/16)

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    The agreement would also force American workers to compete directly

    against workers from Vietnam, one of the lowest wage countries on

    Earth. 112

    Not only will the TPP undermine our economy, but it will undermine our

    independence. 113

    The TPP creates a new international commission that makes decisions

    the American people can't veto. 114

    These commissions are great for Hillary Clintons Wall Street funders

    who can spend vast amounts of money to influence the outcomes. 115

    It should be no surprise then that Hillary Clinton, according to

    Bloomberg, took a leading part in drafting the Trans-Pacific

    Partnership. 116

    She praised or pushed the TPP on 45 separate occasions, and even called

    it the gold standard. 117

    Hillary Clinton was totally for the TPP just a short while ago, but when

    she saw my stance, which is totally against, she was shamed into saying

    112 (Vietnam: Country Profile, International Labour Organization, Access ed 6/25/16)

    113 (Sessions On TPP: My Fears Confirmed; Shut Off Fast -Track Now, Senator Jeff Sess ions, 11/5/15)

    114

    (Sessions On TPP: My Fears Confirmed; Shut Off Fas t-Track Now, Senator Jeff Sess ions, 11/5/15)

    115 (Drew Griffin, David Fitzpatrick And Curt Devine, The Truth About Hillary Clinton's Wall Street Speeches,

    CNN Money,4/20/16)

    116 (Elizabeth Dwoskin and Indira Laksmanan, How Hillary Clinton Created A U.S. Busine ss -Promotion Machine,

    Bloomberg, 1/10/13)

    117 (Jake Tapper, 45 Times Secretary Clinton Pushed The Trade Bill She Now Opposes , CNN,6/15/15)

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    she would be against it too but have no doubt, she will immediately

    approve it if it is put before her, guaranteed. 118

    She will do this just as she has betrayed American workers for Wall Street

    throughout her career. 119

    Heres how it would go: she would make a small token change, declare

    the pact fixed, and ram it through.

    Thats why Hillary is now onlysaying she has problems with the TPP in

    its current form, ensuring that she can rush to embrace it again at her

    earliest opportunity. 120

    If the media doesnt believe me, I have a challenge for you. Ask Hillary

    Clinton if she is willing to withdraw from the TPP her first day in office

    and unconditionally rule out its passage in any form.

    There is no way to fix the TPP. We need bilateral trade deals. We do

    not need to enter into another massive international agreement that ties

    us up and binds us down.

    A Trump Administration will change our failed trade policy - quickly

    Here are 7 steps I would pursue right away to bring back our jobs.

    118 (Jake Tapper, 45 Times Secretary Clinton Pushed The Trade Bill She Now Opposes , CNN,6/15/15)

    119 (Elizabeth Dwoskin And Indira Laksmanan, How Hillary Clinton Created A U.S. Busines s -Promotion Machine,

    Bloomberg, 1/10/13)

    120 (Tim Hains , Hillary Clinton Calls For New "Trade Prosecutor" Position, Oppos es TPP "In Its Current Form,"Real

    Clear Politics, 5/9/16)

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    One: I am going to withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific

    Partnership, which has not yet been ratified.

    Two: I'm going to appoint the toughest and smartest trade negotiators

    to fight on behalf of American workers.

    Three: I'm going to direct the Secretary of Commerce to identify every

    violation of trade agreements a foreign country is currently using to harm

    our workers. I will then direct all appropriate agencies to use every tool

    under American and international law to end these abuses.

    Four: I'm going tell our NAFTA partners that I intend to immediately

    renegotiate the terms of that agreement to get a better deal for our

    workers. And I don't mean just a little bit better, I mean a lot better. If

    they do not agree to a renegotiation, then I will submit notice under

    Article 2205 of the NAFTA agreement that America intends to withdraw

    from the deal.

    Five: I am going to instruct my Treasury Secretary to label China a

    currency manipulator. Any country that devalues their currency in orderto take unfair advantage of the United States will be met with sharply,

    and that includes tariffs and taxes.

    Six: I am going to instruct the U.S. Trade Representative to bring trade

    cases against China, both in this country and at the WTO. China's unfair

    subsidy behavior is prohibited by the terms of its entrance to the WTO,

    and I intend to enforce those rules. 121122

    121 (2015 Report To Congress On Chinas WTO Compliance, Office Of The United States Trade Representative,

    12/15)

    122 (Edward Gresser, Reques t For Comments Concerning Chinas WTO Compliance, American Iron And Steel

    Institute,9/23/15)

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    Seven: If China does not stop its illegal activities, including its theft of

    American trade secrets, I will use every lawful presidential power to

    remedy trade disputes, including the application of tariffs consistent

    with Section 201 and 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and Section 232 of the

    Trade Expansion Act of 1962. 123124

    President Reagan deployed similar trade measures when motorcycle and

    semiconductor imports threatened U.S. industry. His tariff on Japanese

    motorcycles was 45% and his tariff to shield Americas semiconductor

    industry was 100%. 125126

    Hillary Clinton, and her campaign of fear, will try to spread the lie that

    these actions will start a trade war. She has it completely backwards.

    Hillary Clinton unleashed a trade war against the American worker when

    she supported one terrible trade deal after another from NAFTA to

    China to South Korea.

    A Trump Administration will end that war by getting a fair deal for the

    American people.

    The era of economic surrender will finally be over.

    A new era of prosperity will finally begin.

    America will be independent once more.

    123

    (Sonja Elmquist, U.S. Steel Seeking China Import Ban After Alleged Hacking , Bloomberg, 4/26/16)

    124 (Commission On The Theft Of American Intellectual Property ,The IP Commission Report, 5/13)

    125 (President Ronald Reagan, Proclamation 5050, The U.S. National Archives And Records Administration,

    4/15/1983)

    126 (President Ronald Reagan, Memorandum on Tariff Increases on Japanese Semiconductor Products , Ronald

    Reagan Presidential Library & Museum,4/17/1987)

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  • 7/25/2019 Trumps Declaration of American Economic Independence

    19/21

    Under a Trump Presidency, the American worker will finally have a

    President who will protect them and fight for them.

    We will stand up to trade cheating anywhere and everywhere it

    threatens an American job.

    We will make America the best place in the world to start a business, hire

    workers, and open a factory.

    This includes massive tax reform to lift the crushing burdens on American

    workers and businesses.

    We will also get rid of wasteful rules and regulations which are

    destroying our job creation capacity.

    Many people think that these regulations are an even greater

    impediment than the fact that we are one of the highest taxed nations

    in the world.

    We are also going to fully capture Americas tremendous energycapacity. This will create jobs for our workers, growth for our economy,

    and begin reducing our budget deficit. Hillary Clinton wants to shut down

    energy production, and shut down our mines and miners. I want to do

    the exact opposite. 127

    A Trump Administration will also ensure that we start using American

    steel for American infrastructure.

    127 (Dana Merica, Hillary Clinton Apologizes For Coal Comments In West Virginia, CNN, 5/3/16)

    http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/02/politics/hillary-clinton-west-virginia-coal-comments/http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/02/politics/hillary-clinton-west-virginia-coal-comments/http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/02/politics/hillary-clinton-west-virginia-coal-comments/http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/02/politics/hillary-clinton-west-virginia-coal-comments/
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    20/21

    Just like the American steel from Pennsylvania that built the Empire State

    building. 128

    It will be American steel that will fortify American's crumbling bridges.

    It will be American steel that sends our skyscrapers soaring into the sky.

    It will be American steel that rebuilds our inner cities.

    It will be American hands that remake this country, and it will be

    American energy - mined from American resources - that powers this

    country.

    It will be American workers who are hired to do the job.

    We are going to put American-produced steel back into the backbone of

    our country. This alone will create massive numbers of jobs.

    On trade, on immigration, on foreign policy, we are going to put America

    First again.

    We are going to make America wealthy again.

    We are going to reject Hillary Clinton's politics of fear, futility, and

    incompetence.

    We are going to embrace the possibilities of change.

    It is time to believe in the future.

    128 (Shop Fabrication Of Steel For The Empire State Building, Historic Bridge Restoration, Accessed 6/25/16)

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  • 7/25/2019 Trumps Declaration of American Economic Independence

    21/21

    It is time to believe in each other.

    It is time to Believe In America.

    This Is How We Are Going To Make America Great Again For All

    Americans.

    We Are Going To Make America Great Again For Everyone Greater Than

    Ever Before.

    Thank you.