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Gregory Meeks: That's one of the reasons why I was a huge supporter of TPP because it set some rules that we could still set, you know…

On the recordMay 22, 2018
That's one of the reasons why I was a huge supporter of TPP because it set some rules that we could still set, you know, with our allies, et cetera, that says these would be the trade rules in which we will continue to operate with, and I think that they would put some additional pressure on Russia.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Meeks supports TPP for establishing trade rules and pressuring Russia.

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