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On the recordMarch 21, 2018
The lunacy of an administration that cannot make a layup on the Export-Import Bank and increase exports and yet wants to shoot consumers in the foot with a tariff costing us something as the next step is something I disagree with.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Criticism of the administration's trade policies and their impact on consumers.

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