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On the recordApril 23, 2002
I believe in them. But Senator Voinovich and I were standing at the same rallies and at the same meetings bemoaning what happened to the steel industry here.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
Apr 23, 2002

Editor's note · Context

Durbin discusses support for trade agreements while acknowledging their impact on the steel industry.

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