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Alfonse D'Amato: “This amendment deals with Canada, Mexico, and Israel. What the amendment says in essence is that notwithstanding our…”

On the recordMarch 17, 1994
This amendment deals with Canada, Mexico, and Israel. What the amendment says in essence is that notwithstanding our attempt to see to it that the financial interests of our country are protected as it relates to the financial services area, this amendment will preclude and does not include Canada, Israel, or Mexico, and that it does not in any way disrupt those treaties that we have with these countries; that since those treaties do have their own enforcement and bilateral agreements with us, we want to make it clear that this effort in no way affects Canada, Israel, or Mexico.
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Discussing an amendment related to financial services and treaties with Canada, Mexico, and Israel.

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