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Judd Gregg: “I was wondering if this does not also flow into the issue of our ability to access other markets. If we are in the…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2004
I was wondering if this does not also flow into the issue of our ability to access other markets. If we are in the business of trade, where 30 percent of the jobs in New Hampshire are tied not to being owned by a foreign country but being able to sell products to a foreign country--30 percent of our jobs; for one in three workers in the State of New Hampshire, their job is directly related to the fact that the product they make is sold overseas--is it not logical that if we begin to close down our borders, we are basically opening a trade war, and that we could potentially close down those jobs, too, because some nation may retaliate in some other way other than not allowing outsourcing?
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Judd Gregg

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Discussing the impact of trade policies on jobs in New Hampshire.

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