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Tom Rice: Both presidential candidates said it was a bad deal. Whether Donald Trump got elected or Hillary Clinton got elected…

On the recordOctober 10, 2017
Both presidential candidates said it was a bad deal. Whether Donald Trump got elected or Hillary Clinton got elected, TPP was going nowhere.
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Tom Rice
Republican · South Carolina

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Tom Rice discusses the consensus against the TPP among presidential candidates.

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