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Michael Bennet: “We need a trade policy that is strategic and thoughtful and…”

Featuring: Michael Bennet, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Colorado

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2025 WITA/WITF Annual Dinner - Senator Michael Bennet, Congressional Leadership Award

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And some of this political discontent, by no means all of it, is a result of adopting an unstrategic and perhaps even utopian approach to trade. But we cannot go backward in some reactionary haze. The American people deserve better than that. Instead, We need a trade policy that is strategic and thoughtful and doesn't undermine small businesses around the country. or undermine the social contract that we have. If you work hard that you're going to be able to live a dignified life. (19:43–19:50)

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Asserts the need for a strategic and thoughtful trade policy that supports small businesses.

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