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On the recordNovember 19, 2013
Well, thank you so very much. And I look forward to working with you on that issue. I know it is going to be coming. Well, we don't know exactly when. But they are trying to wrap up. Our trade rep, our ambassador is trying to wrap this up and present it to us. And they are talking fast-track. And I am going, time-out, guys. Time-out. We need to review. We need to make sure that it is fair trade. Not just free trade, but fair trade--fair to the American worker, fair to the American manufacturer, farmer, and the like.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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