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William H. Frist: “The Bahrain free-trade agreement is a very important agreement that reflects in this post-9/11 environment the…”

On the recordDecember 13, 2005
The Bahrain free-trade agreement is a very important agreement that reflects in this post-9/11 environment the recommendation that had been made in terms of facilitating trade to nations such as Bahrain. I am delighted we were able to both debate it earlier today and ultimately pass this important free-trade agreement.
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William H. Frist
Tennessee

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