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Gene Taylor: “I wish I could have kept NAFTA from coming to the floor because it has lost so many jobs for my fellow Mississippians…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2001
I wish I could have kept NAFTA from coming to the floor because it has lost so many jobs for my fellow Mississippians and every American. I wish I could have kept portions of that tax bill that saw to it that half of the $1.2 trillion in benefits went to the wealthiest fat cats in America, not the average Joes. Mr. Speaker, if you can find the time and waive the rules to give the fat cats a tax break, you can find the time and you can waive the rules to let our military retirees go to the base hospitals. I am asking for an up or down vote. Be a decent human being and give us that vote.
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Gene Taylor
Mississippi

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Addressing the impact of NAFTA and tax policy on jobs and military retirees.

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