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Amory Houghton: “I have been there. I have done business in Chile. I have manufactured, I have sold, and I have never had a situation…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2003
I have been there. I have done business in Chile. I have manufactured, I have sold, and I have never had a situation where they have abused the trading privilege. There are two issues here: one is to protect the jobs, and we all do that. ... But at the same time we have got to open up markets. Because, as everybody knows, 95 percent of the world's population is outside of the United States, and we cannot build a wall around us. This is a good agreement. It is not a perfect agreement, but it is a good agreement with a good country, and I urge Members to support it.
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Amory Houghton
Republican · New York
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Discussing trade agreements and their impact on jobs and markets.

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