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“So [Republicans] packed all the Democrats into districts, very Democratic districts. What that's done is made our party urban, more liberal, and so those people are doing what their constituents want. But that's not what my constituents want.”

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Collin Peterson

Collin Peterson is a seasoned U.S. politician who has served as a U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 7th congressional district. Born on June 29, 1944, he has dedicated his political career to agricultural and rural issues, playing a significant role in Congress. more

“Well, the sugar guys have been dealing with NAFTA ever since it passed. Now we've got Mexico dumping sugar that's subsidized by the Mexican government into our market in violation of the World Trade Organization, because NAFTA gave them open access to our sugar market. They claim they're not subsidized, but the government owns half the industry in Mexico.”

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Author:Collin Peterson

“NAFTA's been a big problem for sugar.”

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Author:Collin Peterson

“When I was in high school at Northeast Catholic in Philadelphia in the late '30s, I found that drawing caricatures of the teachers and satirizing the events in the school, then having them published in our school magazine, got me some notoriety.”

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“When it [NAFTA] was sold, we were supposed to get two or three times more exports to Canada or Mexico than they exported to us. It's been the exact opposite.”

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Author:Collin Peterson

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