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Ron Johnson: “NAFTA was highly beneficial to Wisconsin. We had a trading…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Here & Now with Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson

Published | Video Starts at 04:45

I'm not involved specifically in those negotiations, so I don't have any knowledge of it. I'm completely supportive, though, of the Senate in the House ratifying the new nafta, the USMCA agreement. NAFTA was highly beneficial to Wisconsin. We had a trading surplus with both Canada and Mexico. Mexico is our largest export market for Wisconsin cheese. So it's incredibly important for Wisconsin, both farmers as well as manufacturers, now that we've set up all these very complex … (04:45–04:51)

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Asserts that NAFTA benefited Wisconsin with a trading surplus with Canada and Mexico.

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