If we do not develop the policies that encourage the private sector to seize the opportunity, the United States will fall behind and increasingly become an importer of these new energy technologies.

如果我们不建立鼓励私营部门抓住机遇的政策，美国就会落伍，同时会变成新能源技术的进口国。

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Refusing to help the U.S. automakers compete in this critical race to develop new battery technology means we will forever be dependent on other countries to meet our energy needs.

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