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David Cicilline: “The trade deficit stems from a fair system, and that of course is absolutely false.”

On the recordApril 25, 2017
The trade deficit stems from a fair system, and that of course is absolutely false.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Cicilline argues that the notion of a fair trade system is incorrect.

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