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Ron Wyden: “It is not acceptable to just negotiate stuff in a bunch of hearing rooms in Washington, DC and then tell us we're…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2014
It is not acceptable to just negotiate stuff in a bunch of hearing rooms in Washington, DC and then tell us we're supposed to be for it.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden criticizes the lack of transparency in trade negotiations.

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