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Alcee Hastings: “I labored through that with agricultural interests in Florida; and I think that we could point significantly to the…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2003
I labored through that with agricultural interests in Florida; and I think that we could point significantly to the North American Free Trade Agreement as causative of our concern. I suggest to him that when CAFTA ultimately comes that he and I will have a very similar, but even more vigorous, debate.
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Alcee Hastings
Florida

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Discussing concerns related to trade agreements and their impact on Florida's agricultural interests.

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