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Jeff Merkley: “Why have we allowed such a longstanding structural deficit in our trade with Japan, and what should we do about it?”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
Why have we allowed such a longstanding structural deficit in our trade with Japan, and what should we do about it?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley questions the persistent trade deficit with Japan and seeks solutions.

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