On the recordMay 8, 2018
If you let the competitor have full access to a market but play by a different set of rules, you give a huge advantage to your competitor, and that means the loss of American jobs.
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congress.govJeff Merkley: “If you let the competitor have full access to a market but play by a different set of rules, you give a huge advantage…”
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Merkley emphasizes the unfair advantage foreign companies have over American firms due to differing rules.
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