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On the recordJanuary 26, 2015
Today's global economy moves at a million miles an hour, so clinging to yesterday's outdated trade policies is a loser for the millions of middle-class American workers counting on political leadership to help create more high-skill, high-wage, middle-class jobs.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the need for updated trade policies to support middle-class jobs.

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