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Jared Golden: “From the perspective of the losses we've suffered in Maine…”

Featuring: Jared Golden, Democratic | U.S. House, Maine's 2nd Congressional District

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The Global Tariff with Rep. Jared Golden

Published | Video Starts at 11:59

But from my perspective, and I'm not necessarily saying this is bad, I know where it comes from. But the administration's priorities were kind of big ag in the Midwest, exports of their agricultural goods, pharmaceuticals, ip. And From the perspective of the losses we've suffered in Maine because of NAFTA, not much was in [USMCA] that I thought was really going to change much at all. if anything, particularly as it relates to some of the problems that we have with Canada. So it just wasn't a good enough deal for me in my communities. (11:59–12:08)

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Asserts that USMCA did not address the losses suffered in Maine due to NAFTA.

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