Byron Dorgan: “I did. And it is ironic that the Senator who makes the point about the Jordan agreement voted to keep the Jordan…”

“I did. And it is ironic that the Senator who makes the point about the Jordan agreement voted to keep the Jordan agreement labor standards out of this fast-track legislation. I voted for the bilateral trade agreements that the Senator From Oklahoma mentioned, but I did not vote for NAFTA, I did not vote for United States-Canada Agreement, and I did not vote for GATT. Those agreements have led to huge deficits. These numbers do not represent success, not in North Dakota and not in Oklahoma. These growing massive deficits are choking our country. I would love it if the Senator from Oklahoma will join me sometime in a debate on trade on the floor of the Senate. It is hard to get people to agree to do that, but if the Senator from Oklahoma would, I would love to have the opportunity.”