Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, it appears that the North American Free-Trade Agreement is anything but free. Let us look at the facts. Under NAFTA, thousands of Americans have been put out of work. Under NAFTA, the Sara Lee Corp. intends to cut 8,000 jobs during the next several months and move their operations to Mexico. Under NAFTA, Honda, BMW, Volkswagen, Toyota, and Samsung all announced plans to build new or expanded production facilities in Mexico, not here in the United States of America. Under NAFTA, United States automobile makers exported approximately 22,000 vehicles to Mexico. The United States however, imported 221,000 from Mexico, a huge imbalance in Mexico's favor. I ask, 'Can you imagine the jobs that would have been created here amongst the United States Auto Workers if the 221,000 vehicles that were manufactured in Mexico had been manufactured here in the United States?'”