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On the recordMay 5, 2014
No American can be happy with the prospect that it is easier to move goods from a Chinese factory to a Chinese port than from an American factory to an American port.
Said by
Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Wyden highlights the competitive disadvantage of U.S. infrastructure.

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