Sherrod Brown: “Politicians of both parties sold [workers] out in these…”

“And those jobs began to leave when I was in high school. They went to find the cheapest wages in Alabama and Mississippi and then Politicians of both parties sold [workers] out in these trade agreements. And it was clear the damage it did to these communities, to these families, to the sons and daughters that I went to school with.” (02:25–03:15)

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