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>> YOU MAY NOT REALIZE THIS, BUT

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NORTHEAST INDIANA IS HOME TO A

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VERY ROBUST DEFENSE

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MANUFACTURING SECTOR. NEARLY

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11,000 PEOPLE THERE WORK IN

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DEFENSE AND AEROSPACE. AND, GET

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THIS THERE ARE MORE THAN 38,000

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EDUCATED ENGINEERS LIVING IN THE

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REGION.

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INDIANA THIRD DISTRICT

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CONGRESSMAN JIM BANKS WANTS TO

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MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD SO HE'S

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HOSTING A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND THE

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NORTHEAST INDIANA DEFENSE

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SUMMIT.

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REPRESENTATIVE BANKS JOINS US

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FROM WASHINGTON, DC FOR MORE ON

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THE EVENT AND HOW IT COULD

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IMPACT INDIANA'S ECONOMY.

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THANKS FOR JOINING US.

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>> GOOD TO BE WITH YOU.

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THANK YOU.

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>> A MENTIONED NUMBERS, ROBUST

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DEFENSE INDUSTRY, IT IS NOT WHAT

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IS ONCE WAS.

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IT IS DOWN FROM A NUMBER OF

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YEARS AGO IN NORTHEAST INDIANA.

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>> THAT'S RIGHT.

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AROUND 2010, WE HAD NEARLY TWICE

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AS MANY DEFENSIVE RELATED JOBS

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IN NORTHEAST INDIANA AS TODAY.

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BUT TODAY THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'RE

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SEEING THE DEFENSE AND

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INDUSTRIAL JOBS GROW AGAIN.

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WE HAVE A NUMBER OF GREAT

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COMPANIES IN NORTHEAST INDIANA,

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RAYTHEON, BAE -- AND OTHERS.

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HUMVEES OUTSIDE OF MY DISTRICT

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IN ELKHART.

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WE HAVE A GOOD FOOTPRINT, BUT

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NOW IS THE TIME TO SEIZE UPON

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THE GROWING DEFENSE BUDGET THAT

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CONGRESS IS PASSING TO INNOVATE

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AND MANUFACTURE SOME OF THE

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INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES THAT OUR

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MILITARY IS CREATING SO WE CAN

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COMPETE WITH OUR ADVERSARIES NOW

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AND IN THE FUTURE.

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THAT'S WHAT MY SUMMIT IS GEARED

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TOWARD.

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>> THERE ARE SOME BIG NAMES YOU

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HAVE LINED UP.

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BIG POLITICAL NAMES.

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THE CEO OF AM GENERAL, PALMER

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LUCKY.

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YOU HAVE FIRE POWER HEADING IN

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APRIL 11 TO FORT WAYNE.

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>> I DO.

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PALMER LUCKY, FOR EXAMPLE,

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FOUNDED -- NOW A STARTUP FOCUSED

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ON DRONES AND ARTIFICIAL

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INTELLIGENCE.

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YOU TALK ABOUT THE CEO OF AM

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GENERAL, MAKING HUMVEES.

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I HAVE MICHAEL ROGERS, CURRENTLY

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THE REPUBLICAN RANKING MEMBER OF

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THE SERVICES COMMITTEE.

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A GOOD CHANCE REPUBLICANS TAKE

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THE MAJORITY BACK.

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WHEN WE DO MIKE ROGERS WILL BE

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THE POWERFUL CHAIRMAN OF THE

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SERVICES COMMITTEE.

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THIS IS HIS SECOND VISIT TO FORT

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WAYNE IN THE LAST YEAR TO SEE

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WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER IN OUR

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REGION.

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I HAVE A COUPLE OF AUTHORS.

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WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT DAY

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OF WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER.

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>> AS YOU LOOK AT THE

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OPPORTUNITY HERE IN PARTICULAR

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FOR NORTHEAST INDIANA, GOING

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FORWARD, HOW SIGNIFICANT, IN

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YOUR VIEW, IS THE POTENTIAL FOR

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NORTHEAST INDIANA IN THIS

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SECTOR?

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>> I'M EXCITED ABOUT FORT WAYNE

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AND NORTHEAST INDIANA.

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THE WHOLE REGION IS GROWING, YOU

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CAN'T GO TO DOWNTOWN FORT WAYNE

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TODAY AND NOT SEE THE DIFFERENCE

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OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS,

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RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT, NEW

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BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN.

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EXCITING, THE BALLPARK.

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WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER IS

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EXCITING.

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I ENJOY BRINGING LEADERS FROM

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ELSEWHERE TO SEE HOW GREAT FORT

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WAYNE IS, IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO

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ATTRACT NEW JOBS AND INVESTMENT.

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>> THE DEFENSE SUMMIT APRIL 11.

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IVY TECH, NORTH ANTHONY

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BOULEVARD IN FORT WAYNE.