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On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
I am concerned that with the loss of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, at least the U.S. participation in it, that the hope of some vehicle by which greater economic engagement, even at a bilateral level, has perhaps been set back.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Rubio expresses concern over the impact of losing TPP on U.S.-Peru economic relations.

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