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On the recordMay 3, 1995
He is suggesting a terribly radical idea hardly heard on the floor of the House, and that is that maybe trade policy should work for the benefit of the average American worker rather than the head of the large corporations who are trying to take our jobs to Mexico and China.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Discussing trade policy and its impact on American workers.

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