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Joe Barton: “President Obama has vowed to double exports in 5 years, but that is simply not going to happen if we continue to allow…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2011
President Obama has vowed to double exports in 5 years, but that is simply not going to happen if we continue to allow free trade agreements to be held hostage by organized labor and to languish in limbo.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton critiques delays in free trade agreements hindering export growth.

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