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Mr. Lewis. Mr. Ambassador, as you know, with the NAFTA ledg- 

 er sheet we have winners and losers. We seem to feel that Florida 

 agriculture — including tomatoes, citrus, and sugar — is one of the 

 big losers in this deal, particularly in the short term. 



I would like to point out that the Florida losses are not because 

 the growers or producers cannot compete, but because they are 

 forced to compete at a disadvantage in most cases. 



You have in your office a signed letter from the Florida delega- 

 tion sent you identifying areas of concern and recommendations 

 that we would like to see included in the side agreements. You 

 have touched on many of these issues today. 



But I would like for you to confirm that the six points we pointed 

 out in the letter are on the table for negotiation with Mexico. 



Ambassador Kantor. Let me say that I have looked at this letter 

 before. In fact, each one of these six points has been addressed and 

 is being addressed in these discussions. 



We have done so and we will continue to do so. As I said, they 

 started about 3V2 hours ago. We are taking these into very serious 

 account. The letter is well done and addresses some important is- 

 sues. 



Mr. Lewis. Thank you. We appreciate your concern for Florida. 

 We certainly hope that you will further accept the invitation to 

 meet with the Florida delegation to further delve into these points 

 of interest. 



Thank you, Mr. Ambassador. 



Ambassador Kantor. We will be delighted at any time. 



Mr. English. Mr. Roberts. 



Mr. Roberts. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



I had intended on asking a very detailed question on import 

 surges and pointing out that if you're going to protect on import 

 surges in one area you might actually erect a barrier in regard to 

 export gains. I think we have already pretty well touched on that, 

 so from that standpoint, I won't ask it. 



Thank you for your patience and your perseverance. It has been 

 a long morning and you have been extremely helpful. I know Mr. 

 Glickman is worried about the fall of the Mexican Government. Mr. 

 Hilliard is concerned — and rightly so — over negotiations already 

 entered into aside from the supplemental negotiations you are en- 

 deavoring to put in place. Mr. Minge is worried about prices. I am 

 worried about prices. Mr. English is worried about prices. Every- 

 body here is worried about prices. All these people are worried 

 about, what if there is a NAFTA agreement? 



I want to go back to what if there is not a NAFTA agreement 

 and we're $2 billion in exports — and I am not going to go over all 

 the benefits and all the counterproductive things. This reminds me 

 a little bit about that telephone ad that used to be on television 

 where the guy used to pick up the telephone. They would ask him 

 a question. 



"I want worker protection." 



You're indicating, "I can do that." 



"I want environmental safeguards." 



"I can do that. I can guarantee you that I can also do the busi- 

 ness on import surges and export gains." 



