Reply #19: A market for food

[sandnsea]

It doesn't surprise me too much, it was really pushed to farmers that they would have new markets for their crops. That was right after we went through that whole 80's thing with farmers going bankrupt. So I can see where Harkin would vote for it, based on what was supposed to happen.

Burns probably voted no because he had the MT ranchers and had to look out for the loggers and trade with Canada. Baucus, otoh, did have to appeal to ranchers which is why he probably voted for it. They're called wheat ranchers in MT. Weird, huh?

Kennedy, now that one surprises me. I've got no idea why he voted for NAFTA at all.