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On the recordJanuary 26, 2015
Let us talk about transparency next, because I think this is another area where the public looks at the Internet and says, hey, we can find out a lot of information that you could not have, for example, back when the trade deals were being discussed in the 1990s.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the importance of transparency in trade agreements compared to past negotiations.

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