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Michael Bennet: “We need good-paying jobs, a high standard of living for people in the United States.”

On the recordJune 20, 2017
We need good-paying jobs, a high standard of living for people in the United States.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

Editor's note · Context

Stressing the need for economic improvements through trade agreements.

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