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On the recordFebruary 25, 2015
Our highly skilled paper workers in Maine can compete successfully whenever there's a level playing field, but they cannot compete when a foreign government is providing more than $100 million of subsidies to a mill that is manufacturing the same kind of product.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins discusses unfair subsidies affecting Maine paper workers' competitiveness.

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