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Maria Cantwell: “I like to say our economic strategy in Washington State is ports-are-us.”

On the recordMarch 7, 2016
I like to say our economic strategy in Washington State is ports-are-us.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Emphasizes the importance of ports to Washington State's economy.

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