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Ron Wyden: “We feel we can beat the pants off everybody as long as our government uses the tools that it has at its disposal.”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2018
We feel we can beat the pants off everybody as long as our government uses the tools that it has at its disposal.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Expressing confidence in American competitiveness with proper government support.

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