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Barack Obama: “What I oppose and will always oppose are trade deals to put the interests of Wall Street ahead of the interests of…”

On the recordApril 1, 2008
What I oppose and will always oppose are trade deals to put the interests of Wall Street ahead of the interests of American workers. That's why I opposed NAFTA. That's why I voted against CAFTA. That's why it didn't make sense to normalize trade relations with China.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama outlines his opposition to trade deals that he believes harm American workers.

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