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Chris Smith: our total cumulative trade deficit with them was over $2 trillion.

On the recordDecember 12, 2011
our total cumulative trade deficit with them was over $2 trillion.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the large cumulative trade deficit with China.

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