Sen. Tammy Duckworth wants an electric car battery plant in Illinois

Duckworth encourages Taiwanese, South Korean companies to locate downstate.

By Char Daston
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Vice President Kamala Harris greets Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, left, and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington in May, during a reception to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Susan Walsh / AP Photo
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Vice President Kamala Harris greets Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, left, and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington in May, during a reception to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Susan Walsh / AP Photo

Sen. Tammy Duckworth wants an electric car battery plant in Illinois

Duckworth encourages Taiwanese, South Korean companies to locate downstate.

By Char Daston
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Illinois US Senator Tammy Duckworth has returned from a trip last week to Taiwan and South Korea. While there, she talked with government and business leaders about manufacturing, trying to encourage companies to locate an electric vehicle battery factory in Illinois.

Duckworth checks in with Reset about the results of her trip.

GUEST: Tammy Duckworth, US Senator, Illinois