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Sherrod Brown: “I appreciate that. I was listening to one of the previous speakers who opposed this bill and characterized the bill as a…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2011
I appreciate that. I was listening to one of the previous speakers who opposed this bill and characterized the bill as a China tariff bill. The Senator said it exactly right. When we sell to China, it is as if they put a tariff on our products. When we buy from them, we give them a 25-percent bonus--excuse me--when we try to sell to them, they ban that import. When we buy from them, they have a 25- percent bonus. It is putting us at such a disadvantage, as the Senator said.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio
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Oct 5, 2011

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