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On the recordApril 24, 2013
while the economic theory is that free trade works perfectly, and will enhance everybody, no one has been able to explain why we have a $600 billion trade deficit.
Said by
Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Sherman critiques the effectiveness of free trade theory in light of the trade deficit.

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