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On the recordMay 22, 2012
Bipartisan support for such a measure initially surfaced when Senators Charles Schumer and Lindsey Graham reached across the ideological and party divide to cosponsor the first Chinese currency bill in 2005.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham emphasizes the bipartisan approach to address currency issues with China.

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