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Mike Michaud: Thank you very much. That is a very good point that you mentioned because the very mill that I worked at, we had six…

On the recordJune 18, 2007
Thank you very much. That is a very good point that you mentioned because the very mill that I worked at, we had six paper machines. Four are no longer there. They were unbolted and shipped overseas. So that is absolutely right. People might not think they are going to unpack the machinery and move them overseas. It has happened. I have seen it happen, and it will continue to happen unless we change the flawed trade model that we have been operating. And part of that component that is absolutely right is the currency manipulation with China that we have to address.
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Mike Michaud
Democratic · Maine

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Discussing the impact of trade policies and currency manipulation on American manufacturing.

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