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On the recordDecember 12, 2017
My district in southwest and south side Virginia was devastated by NAFTA, and we lost tens of thousands of jobs.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

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Griffith discusses the negative impact of NAFTA on his district's economy.

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