The reason these provisions are included is obviously clear. The U.S. special interest--these are not free trade agreements that we have.
Bernie Sanders: “The reason these provisions are included is obviously clear. The U.S. special interest--these are not free trade…”
On the recordMay 14, 2012
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Senator Sanders critiques U.S. trade agreements as benefiting special interests over free trade.
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