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Jim Cooper: “One-third of our economy is tied up in world trade. We don't realize that, and now we're slowly realizing it.”

On the recordMay 17, 2018
One-third of our economy is tied up in world trade. We don't realize that, and now we're slowly realizing it.
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Jim Cooper
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Cooper emphasizes the importance of global trade to the U.S. economy.

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