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Al Franken: We pay no homage to the WTO. We are purely a U.S. court and we follow the U.S. law and what the Congress tells us to do.

On the recordSeptember 6, 2011
We pay no homage to the WTO. We are purely a U.S. court and we follow the U.S. law and what the Congress tells us to do.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken emphasizes U.S. court independence from the World Trade Organization.

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