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Dennis Kucinich: “I think that we have to consider the global competitive environment, and we certainly don't want our air quality…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2011
I think that we have to consider the global competitive environment, and we certainly don't want our air quality standards or our labor standards to be reduced to a point where we become like countries that are less democratic.
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Dennis Kucinich
Independent · Ohio

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Kucinich emphasizes the importance of maintaining high labor and environmental standards in trade agreements.

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