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On the recordAugust 21, 2018
The notion that trade deficits are harmful or counterproductive fails to recognize that both exports and imports are beneficial.
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Pat Toomey
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Toomey emphasizes the benefits of both exports and imports to the U.S. economy.

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