You forgot this........Which is par for the course..... Clinton could have shelved the deal,,,he didn't of course and pushed it through with a majority in his own party disagreeing with it.....But it was a wild vote indeed........Clinton needed a victory, and by a chance started taking soft money,,,ending up him in him aligning with the repubs big business interest.... The bill was so bad, even a very notable amount of repubs voted against...They knew what it meant I bet, so to with the dems who voted nay....
Bill was a Rhodes Scholar,,,,, he was either in the faculty lounge too long, naive or he knew just what it was...
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Before sending it to the United States Senate, Clinton added two side agreements, the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC) and the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), to protect workers and the environment, and to also allay the concerns of many House members. The U.S. required its partners to adhere to environmental practices and regulations similar to its own.[citation needed] After much consideration and emotional discussion, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act on November 17, 1993, 234–200. The agreement's supporters included 132 Republicans and 102 Democrats. The bill passed the Senate on November 20, 1993, 61–38.[21] Senate supporters were 34 Republicans and 27 Democrats. Republican Representative David Dreier of California, a strong proponent of NAFTA since the Reagan Administration, played a leading role in mobilizing support for the agreement among Republicans in Congress and across the country.[22][23]
Chicago Congressman Luis Gutiérrez in particular was a vocal opponent of NAFTA, ultimately voting against the measure because of what he considered its failure to sufficiently provide for displaced worker retraining, protections against American job loss, and protections of collective bargaining rights for Mexican workers.[24] He criticized the role of Rahm Emanuel in particular for the deficiencies.[25]
The U.S. required its partners to adhere to environmental practices and regulations similar to its own.[26]
Clinton signed it into law on December 8, 1993; the agreement went into effect on January 1, 1994.[27][28] At the signing ceremony, Clinton recognized four individuals for their efforts in accomplishing the historic trade deal: Vice President Al Gore, Chairwoman of the Council of Economic Advisers Laura Tyson, Director of the National Economic Council Robert Rubin, and Republican Congressman David Dreier.[29] Clinton also stated that "NAFTA means jobs. American jobs, and good-paying American jobs. If I didn't believe that, I wouldn't support this agreement."[30] NAFTA replaced the previous Canada-US FTA.
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