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There's no question that [Donald] Trump got elected because of rural America. And our party still is in denial. They don't get it.
Collin Peterson
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Collin Peterson
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: June 29
Accountant
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U.S. Representative
Fargo
North Dakota
Collin Clark Peterson
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[People] don't like the government telling them what to do or telling them how to live their lives.
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I agree with [Donald] Trump: These trade agreements have not been good deals for America, and they need to be fixed.
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