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On the recordJanuary 26, 2015
Trade agreements need to bulldoze barriers and open new markets to exports made by America's middle class--the things we grow or raise, build or forge.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden advocates for trade agreements that benefit middle-class exports.

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