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David Schweikert: I thank the gentleman from Ohio for yielding. Mr. Speaker, have you ever had one of those moments where you are…

On the recordJune 12, 2015
I thank the gentleman from Ohio for yielding. Mr. Speaker, have you ever had one of those moments where you are compelled to come running down here and come up to the mike because you are so enraged with the duplicity of some of the things you are hearing? Beyond the simple facts of the rhetoric, looking at the math of our trade surplus and deficits, the countries that we actually have trade agreements with, we have a surplus in manufactured goods; but let's move beyond the basic math of growing our economy, the demographics issue we have in our country, and the need to have markets around the world. Some of the crazy things I am seeing put out in the media by Big Labor, the willingness to make up stories, to make up facts, Goebbels would be very proud of them. Having paid attention to Arizona during the NAFTA disputes and some of the crazy things that were said then, now, we look back, and it wasn't true. NAFTA has been a net positive. All the scary things that were supposed to happen never happened. Be careful that we are not getting conned by made-up stories. This is good for America.
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David Schweikert
Republican · Arizona
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Jun 12, 2015

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