Generations of hardworking Americans have made our economy the greatest in the world, and together, we can ensure that trade safeguards our country's promise as a land of opportunity where everyone can make it if they try.
Proclamation 9282—World Trade Week
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I think when we act on that basis, it doesn't always work out, but over time things do get better.
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