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Tim Scott: “I believe that our trade deficit is one of the biggest threats to our national security.”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2014
I believe that our trade deficit is one of the biggest threats to our national security.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator Scott emphasizes the trade deficit as a national security threat.

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