Congress Set To Drop Retraining Program For Workers Harmed By Globalization

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Senate Republicans want the final bill to make it easier for American companies to get around tariffs imposed on Chinese goods, a trade provision that Democrats could use for leverage.
47% : It's a relatively small program that serves just under 100,000 people most years, but it has also served as a statement that Washington cares about blue collar workers whose lives are upended by free trade.

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