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On the recordSeptember 17, 1992
Exports are vital to the health of the U.S. economy, accounting for 70 percent of our economic growth since 1988.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Letter to Congressional Leaders on the North American Free Trade Agreement

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