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Dick Durbin: “Do we really want to stand idly by as the Chinese government manipulates its currency to give itself an unfair economic…”

On the recordJune 18, 2007
Do we really want to stand idly by as the Chinese government manipulates its currency to give itself an unfair economic advantage in the world?
Said by
Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
Jun 18, 2007

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the impact of China's currency manipulation on the U.S. economy.

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