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The NAFTA Victory
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CURRENT ISSUES
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2 / 1994 |
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UNITED STATES--NAFTA's passage by the House is a triumph for President Clinton but also a triumph for the country and its economic future . . . . Expanding trade has been one of the engines of economic growth here in the United States and throughout the world ever since the end of World War II. The question was whether to expand trade further with Mexico--one of the most rapidly developing markets of American exports--and keep the engine going . . . .
The fight over NAFTA goes back to Mr. Clinton's campaign promises that, in a departure from tradition, he was not going to allow his party to be taken hostage by the various lobbies and interest groups that claim to speak for it. When the labor movement asserted the right to veto the trade agreement, Mr. Clinton resisted and--fortunately--won. Had he lost, the effects would have reached far beyond trade.
Washington Post
November 18, 1993
VOTE OPENS NEW OPPORTUNITIES
UNITED STATES--Fear struck out last night in the U.S. House. Fear of Mexico. Fear of labor and Ross Perot. Fear of change.
The vote on [NAFTA] was a clear victory--for the nation and for President Clinton.
Freer trade with Mexico will add jobs. It will foster cooperation to battle drugs and stem illegal immigration. As important as that is, the vote may have been more vital to the Clinton presidency.
Clinton supported NAFTA fiercely, despite opposition from a majority in his own party and from a normal ally, labor unions. In sharp contrast to the tactics early in his presidency, he built a bipartisan majority--the kind he spoke of when running for president.
USA Today
November 18, 1993
AFTER THE VICTORY
UNITED STATES--A neophyte watching the House vote on [NAFTA] could be excused for thinking President Clinton was the leader of the Republican Party, supported by a minority
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