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" There are some who want to move us back to the days when we were protectionists and keep all goods off our shores. "

William M. Daley

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" The mistake we made in the 1990s was overestimating the potential of NAFTA's positive impact. "

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" I know something about trade agreements. I was proud to help President Clinton pass the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1993 and create what is still the world's largest free-trade area, linking 426 million people and more than $12 trillion of goods and services. "

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" Now that Donald Trump has won the presidency despite losing the popular vote, there's a growing cry to rethink, or even abolish, the electoral college. This would be a mistake. "

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" Business leaders should show what our political leaders seem to lack - that is, a common-sense view of the times. "

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" Obviously in a campaign, people say lots of things that they find, when they get in the office, life's a little different. "

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" When a state offers your company an attractive package of incentives to relocate, you have to look at it, and if it significantly boosts your bottom line, you have to take it or answer to your investors. "

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" Our focus must be on making America the best place on earth to do business. "

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