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Ron Johnson: “America, we are the world's largest market, the world's…”

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

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Johnson Discusses Trade Concerns on CNN

Published | Video Starts at 04:34

… and have a trade deficit than have a trade surplus and only export a trillion dollars. As well as the fact in the private sector, suppliers treat customers really well. America, we are the world's largest market, the world's biggest customer. And so our suppliers, other countries that import into our country really ought to treat us well. And they do. And so our trade posture can really be an effective foreign policy tool do an awful lot of good. (04:34–04:38)

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Asserts that America is the world's largest market and biggest customer.

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