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Lloyd Doggett: “One of the major reasons that I have voted against a number of previous trade agreements is the way they have been…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2018
One of the major reasons that I have voted against a number of previous trade agreements is the way they have been subverted by various special interests to serve their own selfish agenda to the detriment of our public health.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett explains his opposition to past trade agreements due to special interest influence.

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