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John Cornyn: “Some of these unfair trading practices have resulted in the…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Senate Discussion with Ambassador Greer on Non-Tariff Trade Barriers and Critical Mineral Vulnerabilities

Published | Video Starts at 02:36

I find it interesting that people express surprise at President Trump's policies when he's been talking about these policies for best I can tell for decades, and how unfair trading arrangements are between various countries. And indeed Some of these unfair trading practices have resulted in the deindustrialization of America. We've exported manufacturing to Asia and particularly China and other countries that now appear to be willing to hold us hostage to those supply chains. (02:36–02:44)

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Asserts that unfair trading practices have contributed to U.S. deindustrialization.

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