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On the recordJuly 16, 2009
I think that has little to do with any trade policy as much as it does less demand from American consumers, correct?
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Brown emphasizes that the economic downturn is more about consumer demand than trade policy.

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