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...GATT and NAFTA, Buchanan said, are programs that benefit large "transnational corporations," not the American worker. Workers, he said, have suffered from declines in real wages and medium income...
...comfort from the fact that this whole fight is making his party uncomfortable. The more threatening Forbes seems, particularly to devout pro-lifers, the more likely they will be to choose a pragmatist like Dole over a purist like Buchanan. Likewise, the more ground Buchanan gains with his anti-NAFTA, anti-Big Business salvos, the more willing traditional G.O.P. allies will be to send Dole their cash and their votes. And because he is being besieged from right and left, Dole may no longer have to blow away the competition to triumph in the devilish expectations game. Now, the party...
...Senate Majority leader, a supporter of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), refuted Buchanan's call for trade reduction by referring to the $3 million of American exports sent to Mexico each month. Dole explained that foreign trade is necessary for a healthy domestic economy...
Seeking to distance himself from conservatives in his own party, Lugar also endorsed NAFTA, increased funding for education and a ban on assault weapons
...planning to hire Malaysians or Mexicans to replace the 30,000 American workers whose layoffs have just been announced. When corporations want to boost the price of their stock or the pay of their executives by downsizing or lowering wages, they don't need any help from NAFTA or GATT...