Administration officials cast reindustrialization as national security imperative

Sep 3, 2026

At the Foundry School launch, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance framed rebuilding U.S. industrial capacity as essential to national security and supply‑chain resilience, urging long‑term commitments across government and industry.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said deindustrialization was a policy choice and that reversing it requires government, higher education and the private sector to repurpose institutions to produce skilled workers. "Deindustrialization was a choice and reindustrialization must now be ours," Rubio said, urging universities to equip students with immediately employable skills.

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