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On the recordMay 15, 2018
I share your concern about ZTE. I was concerned that, 72 hours after the Chinese Government pumped a half billion dollars into a theme park in Indonesia that had Donald Trump's name on it, he said we should put those people back to work.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy expresses concern over Trump's ties to a Chinese investment.

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