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On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
No other nation has trade deficits like this, and, while we respect this body in deliberating over budget deficits, every economist, Economics 101, knows there is a direct relationship between trade deficits and budget deficits.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Schumer emphasizes the link between trade and budget deficits.

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