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Rep. Rahm Emanuel: “No conversation about trade is ever about trade. It's about the standard of living of the middle class of this country.…”

On the recordApril 10, 2008
No conversation about trade is ever about trade. It's about the standard of living of the middle class of this country. Globalization could be a good thing if you have an agenda, and just trade alone is not an agenda to make sure that the middle class of this country, that built this country since World War II are strengthened to compete and win in this globalized economy. And what we are ensuring today is that we have in fact a trade deal that is not seen as a cost to the American people but seen as an opportunity to succeed in that world, and we today are making sure that there is a win-win strategy to that globalization.
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Rep. Rahm Emanuel
Illinois
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Discussing the implications of trade deals on the middle class during a floor speech.

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