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On the recordFebruary 11, 1999
The U.S./CNMI has morphed into an offshore sweatshop, wrapping itself in the American flag to circumvent quota restrictions and escape payment of hundreds of millions of dollars in duties on imported garments.
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George Miller
Democratic · California

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Critique of the labor practices in the U.S./CNMI.

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