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Marcy Kaptur: Mr. Gingrich was a very strong supporter of NAFTA, and in fact when NAFTA got in trouble, he ended up rounding up the…

On the recordFebruary 6, 1995
Mr. Gingrich was a very strong supporter of NAFTA, and in fact when NAFTA got in trouble, he ended up rounding up the votes to ultimately pass it. There were I think 43 votes that were switched at the end.
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio

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Discussing Newt Gingrich's role in the passage of NAFTA.

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