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Ron Johnson: “America has been very generous in opening up our markets…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senate Finance Committee Discussion on Trade Deficits and Tariff Policies with Ambassador Greer

Published | Video Starts at 00:09

You're welcome. So you're hearing a fair amount of agreement from the Finance Committee here. First of all, I think there's agreement that we recognize that America has been very generous in opening up our markets. Our trading partners have taken advantage of us. We don't have fair trade. But I think you're also hearing that we, our constituents rely on trade and they're going to be harmed by it. (00:09–00:14)

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Asserts that the U.S. has been generous with its markets and that trading partners have exploited this.

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