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David McCormick: “Free trade should be a critical part of driving our economy…”

Featuring: David McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Published | Video Starts at 14:58

At the same time, I'm one that would embrace the power of markets, the power of opening our market to others, the power of negotiating free trade agreements that give us market access. So I think that Free trade should be a critical part of driving our economy, but it shouldn't be done with such purity that we lose sight of the fact that we've gotten a raw deal, particularly in the case of China. So you've had this amazing career, both in the private sector and in the public sector, and now you've run for Senate in Pennsylvania. (14:58–15:11)

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Asserts that free trade is essential but has been disadvantageous with China.

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