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Patrick J. Murphy

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United States Steel Edgar Thomson Works

Infrastructure

June 18, 2026

The Arsenal of Democracy Is Only as Strong as Its Steel

During World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt called the United States the "Arsenal of Democracy. " He wasn't reaching for poetry.

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