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Pete Domenici: I have concluded there are not very many Senators who want to openly defy and break that and cause Mexico to say we can…

On the recordJuly 26, 2001
I have concluded there are not very many Senators who want to openly defy and break that and cause Mexico to say we can now have repercussions on commodities that America is selling to Mexico by imposing duties. I don't think anyone wants that. We want the two countries to be able to work out, under NAFTA, a set of rules and regulations built around safety, fairness, and nondiscrimination toward Mexico. That is very simple. That is what we ought to try to do.
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Pete Domenici

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Discussing the importance of maintaining trade relations between the U.S. and Mexico.

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