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On the recordJuly 13, 2021
We should be addressing workers' concerns at the beginning, when a trade policy is negotiated, not trying to pay them off once they lose their jobs and their communities have been destroyed.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren advocates for proactive worker protections in trade negotiations.

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