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Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10) announced last week that he would vote in support of the North American Free Trade Agreement, but he attacked lobbying on both sides of the issue.
“ While there are good and sincere people on both sides of this debate, on balance I believe NAFTA will be a net benefit, job creator and economic boost that will be good for the working men and women in our country,” he said.
“ It will better postion our economy to compete in the global markets and help us open new markets in Mexico and the fast growing Latin American region. In particular, for Virginia and my district I believe this will be true,” he added.
He said that thousands of jobs in Virginia are based on international export. He added that there is protection offered for workers in certain industries^
“However,” he added, “it is unfortunate that the dizzying'lobbying efforts of NAFTA and lobbying money going into this process have obscured the jobs issue. Ex-White
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