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Mike Capuano: “There are those who say that trade deficits don't have a harm. They lead to hollowed-out manufacturing, which leads to…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2018
There are those who say that trade deficits don't have a harm. They lead to hollowed-out manufacturing, which leads to manufacturing towns where you have opioids, alcoholism, and votes for Donald Trump.
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Mike Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Capuano connects trade deficits to social issues in manufacturing towns.

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