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Bill Foster: “I think this is--actually, it really comes from the Peterson Institute, the thought behind it. And when I saw this, I…”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
I think this is--actually, it really comes from the Peterson Institute, the thought behind it. And when I saw this, I just thought this is something we can and should do.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster supports unilateral actions against currency manipulation based on Peterson Institute's ideas.

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