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Democrat Russ Feingold is calling on his Republican opponent, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, to join him in opposing the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal, saying it could put Wisconsin jobs at risk.

Johnson has accused Feingold of a politically motivated “knee-jerk” response to the deal and said he needs more time to review it.

Feingold’s comments came Monday in a speech to a machinists union in Madison.

The partnership is a proposed free-trade agreement between the U.S. and 11 other nations bordering the Pacific Ocean. Speaking in a press conference after the speech, Feingold noted the partnership has drawn opposition from a coalition that includes Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

“People in this country know, on a bipartisan or nonpartisan basis, this is a raw deal for American workers — and especially Wisconsin workers,” Feingold said.

A Johnson spokesman, Brian Reisinger, said the senator is “closely examining what this complicated agreement would actually do before he makes a decision.”

“He believes the job of a senator is to do his homework and put facts ahead of rhetoric or politics,” Reisinger said.