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Brian Schatz: “ISDS gives foreign investors final say over laws and regulations meant to improve and protect the lives of Americans.”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
ISDS gives foreign investors final say over laws and regulations meant to improve and protect the lives of Americans.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz criticizes ISDS for prioritizing foreign investors over American laws and regulations.

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