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On the recordJune 2, 2003
I want to mention to my friend from Ohio on issues that I know he and I share similar concerns just what the implications of concentration of media are. I know that my friend from Ohio is deeply concerned about our trade policy, a policy which now has over a $400 billion trade deficit, a policy which has cost this country millions of decent-paying jobs as large corporations throw American workers out on the street, move to China, move to Mexico. I would ask my friend from Ohio, how often has he seen discussions of the issue of the deindustrialization of America and the loss of good paying jobs on television or in the editorial pages of newspapers?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of media concentration and trade policy during a dialogue with a colleague.

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