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Tom Harkin: The Senator really has made an eloquent case for why we ought to have free trade with Canada in drugs as long as they…

On the recordJune 19, 2003
The Senator really has made an eloquent case for why we ought to have free trade with Canada in drugs as long as they meet the same requirements. I ask the Senator, do we not in fact have a free trade agreement with Canada?
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Discussing free trade agreements with Canada during a Senate debate.

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