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Bill Clinton: Wait, wait, wait. You can ask the question, but let me restate what I said. What I said to the American people was…

On the recordNovember 20, 1993
Wait, wait, wait. You can ask the question, but let me restate what I said. What I said to the American people was simply the fact that the people who were against NAFTA acted as if Mexico essentially was going to displace the entire industrial production of the United States or significant portions of it. And I pointed out the fact that we have a trade surplus with Mexico and that our largest operating trade deficits are with Japan, China, and Taiwan. That's simply a fact. That's not an act of hostility, it's just a stated fact. So, go ahead, ask the question.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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