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Lindsey Graham: “I don't know if anyone has done an analysis of our trade deficit. What percentage does the Senator believe is directly…”

On the recordNovember 14, 2005
I don't know if anyone has done an analysis of our trade deficit. What percentage does the Senator believe is directly attributable to unfair trade practices on behalf of the Chinese? It is one thing to be outworked. If people work harder than you do and are smarter than you are, shame on you. But I believe, as the Senator does, that a lot of the market share that we are losing in the trade deficit explosion has to do with Chinese Government policy when it comes to trade behavior rather than just simply outworking the American worker. What is the Senator's view on that?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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