NAFTA is an ancient treaty.

The whole idea of a trade deal is to build a fence around participants inside and give them an advantage over the outside. So…

— Wilbur Ross

The rules of origin in NAFTA need some tightening. Rules of origin are what let material outside of NAFTA to come in and benefit…

— Wilbur Ross

NAFTA's been a big problem for sugar.

— Collin Peterson

I lost two very good-paying jobs, destroyed because of NAFTA. We know how detrimental that bad policy can be.

— Mark Robinson

I fought NAFTA when it passed; it has been a big disaster for us, in my opinion. If we can renegotiate that, it would…

— Collin Peterson

We're always willing to look at ways NAFTA can work better. But it's a fine line between looking at ways to make it work…

— Stephen Harper

I am all in favor of growing the American economy and engaging in trade with the world, but not at the expense of American…

— Ted Yoho

We recognize that NAFTA is a three-country agreement, and we need a three-country negotiation.

— Chrystia Freeland

Everybody talks about tariffs as the first thing. Tariffs are the last thing. Tariffs are part of the negotiation. The real trick is going…

— Wilbur Ross

We're in a trade war. We've been in a trade war for decades. That's why we have the deficit.

— Wilbur Ross

The United States is the least protectionist country in the world but has the largest trade deficit, while other countries are highly protectionist and…

— Wilbur Ross

China is the most protectionist country of the very large countries. They talk more about free trade than they actually practice.

— Wilbur Ross

The E.U., China, and Japan all talk free trade, and they all practice protectionism.

— Wilbur Ross

We'll be aggressive on trade because we know that deals that have been made historically have resulted in the great loss of manufacturing jobs,…

— Wilbur Ross

China is the largest and most ancient of Asiatic countries, but it is not for us boastfully to talk of her right to a…

— Chiang Kai-shek