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On the recordJuly 25, 2018
You inherited a mess on trade worldwide, and there are a lot of issues that are happening, but they all need to be cleaned up.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Senator Lankford acknowledges the trade challenges faced by Ambassador Lighthizer.

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