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Jack Bergman: “We've gotten away from [not letting other countries take…”

Featuring: Jack Bergman, Republican | U.S. House Michigan, 1st Congressional District

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Rep. Jack Bergman discusses his passion for serving his country | In Focus

Published | Video Starts at 12:38

Now, this gets to a lot of cases with the federal government and trade policy. We don't take advantage of other countries, and we're not going to let them take advantage of us. And We've gotten away from [not letting other countries take advantage of us] for too long in some previous administrations. Should people feel hopeful right now? They should, yes. The short answer is yes. But the way to remain hopeful. (12:38–12:43)

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Asserts that previous administrations allowed other countries to take advantage of the U.S.

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