E. Several federal government programs have been designed which will enable domesticmachine-tool manufacturing firms to compete successfully with foreign toolmakers.
IMO (C) is correct.
a- a specific example of an industry doesn't represent the bigger group of machine-tool industry.
b- this doesn't answer the question stem.
d- irrelevant
e- irrelevant. the argument is about machin-tool industry in general and not specific to domestic manufacturers - it my just be the case that a foreign tool manufacturer might be operating in USA .