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John Sarbanes: “In 1975 we first provided fast track. On this chart, this is 1975. Look at what happened with the trade balance.”

On the recordNovember 5, 1997
In 1975 we first provided fast track. On this chart, this is 1975. Look at what happened with the trade balance.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing the history of fast track trade authority.

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