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On the recordMay 8, 2018
So when the time comes when we need to renegotiate the terms for the accession to WTO, or their continuation, does it still make sense to have an agreement in which they can require our companies to be part of a joint venture but we do not require their companies to do the same?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Senator Merkley questions the fairness of joint venture requirements in trade agreements.

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