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While the general principles were formally agreed to by the participating nations' leaders, NAFTA didn't pass into law until Clinton was in office.
Negotiations began in 1986 under Reagan between the participating countries (US, Canada, Mexico). George HW Bush, Brian Mulroney (Canada and Carlos Salinas (Mexico) met on December 17, 1992, to sign NAFTA, but that's never the end of the story on treaties; the agreement then needed to be ratified by each nation's legislative or parliamentary branch, and survive through time and changing administrations with their considerations before becoming (or not) law.
Before the negotiations were finalized, Bill Clinton and Kim Campbell (Canada) came into office. And before the agreement became law, Jean Chretien had taken office in Canada. And prior to sending it to Congress for ratification, Clinton introduced new clauses.
The House approved NAFTA on November 17, 1993, 234-200 (132 Republicans and 102 Democrats voted for it). NAFTA passed the Senate 61-38 (34 Republicans and 27 Democrats voted to ratify). Clinton signed it into law on December 8, 1993; it went into effect on January 1, 1994.
While signing the NAFTA, Clinton stated that "NAFTA means jobs. American jobs, and good-paying American jobs".
Clinton left off the end of that sentence:
"NAFTA means jobs, American jobs, and good-paying American jobs, leaving the country."
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