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Schumer presses Trump to label China a currency manipulator

January 25, 2017 at 10:58 AM
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) on Jan. 24 repeatedly called on President Trump to follow through on his campaign promise to label China a currency manipulator. Speaking following a closed Democratic Caucus luncheon, Schumer said “the president when he ran, repeatedly said 'on day one, I'm going to name China a currency manipulator.' But he has not delivered.” “If President Trump is serious about bringing jobs back to the U.S., he could immediately, on his own, without congressional action,...


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