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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who represents Silicon Valley and is a member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, argues that American leadership in innovation depends on the nation’s manufacturing strength. The Congressman shares his insight into America’s greatest challenges in an economic rebalancing with China and strategy for reestablishing America’s manufacturing superpower status.

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Jennifer Harris, who served as the special assistant to the president and senior director for International Economics under President Biden, breaks down the motivations behind the White House's industrial policy push and the biggest obstacles of that policy going forward.

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In a market saturated by imports, Los Angeles-based fitness brand Runyon Canyon Apparel is keeping its clothing exclusively American-made. Founder Tony Nuccio shares why he transitioned from a thriving career in the music industry to American manufacturing and his joint effort to protect wildlife.

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The vast majority of the world’s single-use plastic is coming in from China and ending up as pollution in our local ecosystems. But this woman-, minority- and veteran-owned company is working to change that with its compostable, eco-friendly single-use cutlery, carryout containers, straws and so much more. Terravive Founder and CEO Julianna Keeling and Vice President and COO Joe Swider share how the company got its start when Keeling was still in college and how it has grown into a business that contracts with 16 factories with plans for its own manufacturing facility.

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Emily de La Bruyère of the Force Distance Times returns to the podcast to outline Beijing's Little Giants and Single Champions programs and their implications for U.S. industrial policy. 

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The newly formed House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held its first hearing at the end of February, spotlighting the CCP's threat to America's economic and national security. Alliance for American Manufacturing President Scott Paul joined former national security advisers H.R. McMaster and Matthew Pottinger as well as human rights advocate Tong Yi in testifying before the committee. Listen in for Paul's take on the proceedings and highlights from the hearing.