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On the recordSeptember 9, 1999
the Kucinich-Ros Lehtinen amendment would provide valuable and needed protection to state and local laws made vulnerable by NAFTA and the GATT Uruguay Round to assault by foreign corporations, investors and nations.
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Dennis Kucinich
Independent · Ohio

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Discussion on the Kucinich-Ros Lehtinen amendment related to NAFTA and WTO impacts on state laws.

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