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To: Ben Ficklin
NAFTA was ratified with 132 GOP votes plus 102 dem votes in the House(234-200) and 34 GOP votes plus 27 dem votes in the Senate(61-38).

Only partially inaccurate. There was more Dim support for NAFTA than I recalled. With the majorities enjoyed by the Dims in 1993 (256 to 175 and 1 Ind. in the House, and 56-44 the Senate), it still required a huge vote from the Republicans to win in the House to achieve the simple majorities required. Republicans voted 78% Yea in the House and 77% Yea in the Senate.

The Dims voted against NAFTA 28-27 in the Senate and 156-102 in the House. It would have been difficult to pass the bill with any alignment other than a Dim president and huge Republican support in Congress. Without the Dim president, Dim support for NAFTA would have been even less.

I recall how Duncan Hunter, Sr., Helen Bennett and a very few others offered the only Republican opposition in the House, and how Bob Michel said Hunter was living in a bygone era. Also, Newt Gingrich was a big supporter in his role as Republican Whip. Because of that, I was not disappointed that Newt did not land a major role in the Trump administration.

Scanning the vote from 1993, one can see many of the same globalists voting Yea who've given up more bad trade deals and almost open borders since. Though the word "globalist" was not in such common use then.

NAFTA Vote US House

NAFTA Vote US Senate

15 posted on 01/04/2017 11:21:18 AM PST by Will88
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To: Will88; Ben Ficklin

Thanks for the clarification.


16 posted on 01/04/2017 4:44:53 PM PST by HarleyD
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