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Bill Clinton: But to go back to your question, if we can pass it now, it will go into effect starting the first of 1994, at the…

On the recordNovember 5, 1993
But to go back to your question, if we can pass it now, it will go into effect starting the first of 1994, at the beginning of the next year. But there are some provisions that are phased in. We will get the lion's share of the benefits from the tariff reductions almost immediately, and we'll see a big increase in American exports in 1994 if it goes in. But there are some things--for example, some of our mar- kets phase out their protection over a period of 7 or 8 years.
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