North American Free Trade Agreement
The subcommittee heard testimony from a number of witnesses on the subject of environmental impact of the side…
North American Free Trade Agreement
1993-03-12T00:20:00-05:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/capitol.jpgThis is the second part of hearings before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade concerning supplemental agreements to the North American Free Trade Agreement. If ratified by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, the treaty would create the largest trading block in the world. Supporters claim that it would improve the economies of all three nations. Opponents of the treaty claim that it would siphon jobs out of the United States.
This is the second part of hearings before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade concerning supplemental agreements to the North… read more
This is the second part of hearings before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade concerning supplemental agreements to the North American Free Trade Agreement. If ratified by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, the treaty would create the largest trading block in the world. Supporters claim that it would improve the economies of all three nations. Opponents of the treaty claim that it would siphon jobs out of the United States. close
People in this video
- John Audley Spokesman Sierra Club
- Peter Emerson Economist Environmental Defense Fund
- Thomas Hammer President Sweetener Users Association
- Pharis Harvey Executive Director International Labor Rights Educ. Fund
- Stewart Hudson Assistant to Director National Wildlife Federation->International Programs
- Abraham Katz President U.S. Council for International Business
- Sandra Masur Chair North American Free Trade Association
- Leslie Nulty Spokeswoman United Food and Commercial Workers Intl.Union
- Claudia Pasche Spokeswoman American Assn. of Importers and Exporters
- John Reichenbach Director PPG Industries->Analysis
- Jack Sheinkman President Amalgamated Cloth. and Textile Workers Un.
- Lori Wallach Representative Public Citizen
- Richard A. Gephardt U.S. Representative [D] Missouri
- Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Representative [D] Florida
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