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Ron Wyden: “One of the biggest reasons why the original NAFTA hurt American workers and did little to protect our environment was…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2021
One of the biggest reasons why the original NAFTA hurt American workers and did little to protect our environment was that its enforcement system was ineffective, and it pushed labor and environmental protection off into unenforceable side letters.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden criticizes NAFTA's enforcement and praises USMCA's improvements.

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