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Frank Pallone: I just wanted to very briefly, if I could, follow up and talk about the environmental aspect, because it is something…

On the recordSeptember 16, 1997
I just wanted to very briefly, if I could, follow up and talk about the environmental aspect, because it is something that concerns me a great deal. What I find so strange is that the advocates of this new fast track authority, and I guess we are going to be voting on this probably within the next week or two, keep suggesting that somehow we should not even make reference to NAFTA and the experiences of NAFTA in deciding how to vote on fast track.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussing concerns about environmental issues related to fast track legislation and NAFTA.

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