On the recordJuly 25, 2011
If China is pursuing an industrial policy that protects their domestic industries and we are not, and we lose jobs and they gain jobs, why is that a sustainable policy for the United States?
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Merkley questions the sustainability of U.S. policy compared to China's industrial strategy.
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