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On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
I would just like to suggest that the gentleman from Pennsylvania I think made a very good argument that when we negotiate trade agreements, that environmental concerns ought to be part of that.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky emphasizes the importance of including environmental concerns in trade agreements.

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