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Brad Sherman: “If instead of deploying the U.S. Navy to worry about these islets you want to deploy it to protect our ports from unfair…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2017
If instead of deploying the U.S. Navy to worry about these islets you want to deploy it to protect our ports from unfair Chinese imports, you may have a partner in that.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman suggests redirecting military focus to protect U.S. trade interests.

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