When it [NAFTA] was sold, we were supposed to get two or three times more exports to Canada … - Collin Peterson

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There are plenty of meetings, receptions, dinners, and so if you are [at the U. N. ] any length of time, and I was there for four and a half years, you formed pretty significant relationships with people from all over the world. And that's important to the work you do. If you're trying to rally the General Assembly to vote for something that matters to the United States, those personal relationships count.

Collin Peterson

When it [NAFTA] was sold, we were supposed to get two or three times more exports to Canada or Mexico than they exported to us. It's been the exact opposite.

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