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On the recordNovember 7, 1997
The bottom line is we add all these up and we have a cumulative effect of nearly $5 trillion, just in these areas of negotiations. These are not just fantasy. These are not wannabes, these are not maybes. These are things that are scheduled to occur, negotiations on these kinds of trade opportunities. We will lose, not all, but we will lose a significant part of this if we are not able to have a trade agreement that favors us, that gets the things that we need in order to have access to these markets.
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Jim Kolbe
Arizona
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Discussing the economic impact of trade agreements during a debate on fast track authority.

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