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Charles E. Schumer: I do not know a solution here, to be honest with you, but do you disagree with the view that the basic changes in the…

On the recordFebruary 12, 2004
I do not know a solution here, to be honest with you, but do you disagree with the view that the basic changes in the last 5 years perhaps should cause us to reexamine the classical theory of free trade, which is when each country specializes, everyone does better?
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Charles E. Schumer
New York
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congress.gov
Feb 12, 2004

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Senator Schumer questions the relevance of classical free trade theory.

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