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On the recordJuly 15, 2003
the interesting thing that the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Gutknecht) is talking about, if you are buying pork or hog bellies from Canada, they were raised and grown in Canada and exported to the U.S. These drugs that we are talking about shipping into the U.S. were probably made in the U.S. under the FDA, they were shipped to Canada, and this is kind of a reverse NAFTA. We are shipping this stuff out, and they are selling it at these phenomenal discounts in Canada. Then the American consumer would like to buy American product back, and they are saying that it is too dangerous, illegal, and plus you will promote abortion.
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of drug exports to Canada during a debate on trade.

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