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On the recordMay 20, 2013
Eighty percent of our world's purchasing power now lies beyond our borders, and so a key strategy to grow jobs here at home is by tapping into that.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Portman highlights the importance of international markets for job growth.

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