[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 29 (Tuesday, March 17, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1174]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CARNAGE OF NAFTA GOES ON AND ON

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, the carnage of NAFTA goes on. Thompson 
Electric is laying off a thousand workers and moving to Mexico. Bass 
Shoe Company is laying off 350 workers and moving to the Caribbean. 
Mitsubishi Electric is moving to Mexico. Matsui Battery is moving to 
Mexico. Kobe Steel is moving to Mexico. Sanyo Plastics is moving to 
Mexico. Divisions of Sony and Hitachi are moving to Mexico. Asahi Glass 
is moving to Mexico. And Fuji Electric is on their way to Mexico. And 
not to be left behind in America, Samsung of Korea is moving to Mexico.
  Free trade, my assets. The American worker is getting screwed, and 
Uncle Sam is passing out cigars. Beam me up. If this is free trade, 
then I am a fashion leader.

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