North American Free Trade Agreement Part 1
The House Agriculture Committee, Chaired Representative Kika de la Garza D-Texas, heard testimonies on how food production would be affected… read more
The House Agriculture Committee, Chaired Representative Kika de la Garza D-Texas, heard testimonies on how food production would be affected by the adoption of a North American Free Trade Agreement, creating an open free trading zone in all North America. President Bush supports the U.S. participation in such an agreement, and has announced that negotiations with Canada and Mexico will take place later in the year unless Congress fails to approve fast-track authority for trade legislation. Fast-track trade authority would limit the amount of time Congress has to approve the legislation and would prohibit Congress from attaching amendments to the applicable bills. Senator Phil Gramm, R-Texas, warned the failure of the U.S. Congress to approve fast-track trade authority legislation might lead to the failure of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which could lead to a rise in protectionist trade practices around the world against American agriculture. This would result in either a close
People in this video
- William Bryant Executive Vice President Northwest Horticultural Council
- Jose Cardenas
- Jeff Casten President National Grain Sorghum Producers Assn.
- Avi Crane
- Danny Dempster Executive Vice President Canadian Horticultural Council
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Linda J. Fisher Assistant Administrator Environmental Protection Agency->Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
- Patrick Hanemann Chairman United Fresh Produce Association->International Trade
- Robert Hathaway Executive Vice President Mexico Vegetable Distributors Assn.
- Julian Heron Counsel Blue Diamond Growers
- Jack Kintzle Vice President National Corn Growers Association
- John Poole Chairman Rice Miller's Association
- William Quarles Vice President Sunkist Growers, Inc.
- Bill Ramsey
- Alberando Sanchez Vice President Mexican Natl. Citrus Processors Assn.
- John Schnittker Undersecretary (Former) Department of Agriculture
- Raleigh Sheffield General Manager Union Pacific Railroad Company->Mexico Projects
- Sarah Vogel Commissioner North Dakota->Agriculture
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