The final bill that was ratifieed and singned into law had to be negotiated under the 100th congreess at the direction of Clinton.
Dem’s always held the uppherhand with complete control in the house and enough seats in the Sentate to stop anything from passing with parlimentary tricks like “cloture” votes and the tradition of simply flagging things to keep them from coming out of committee.
. All three countries ratified NAFTA in 1993 after the addition of two side agreements, the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC) and the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC).
Passage of NAFTA resulted in the elimination or reduction of barriers to trade and investment between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The effects of the agreement regarding issues such as employment, the environment, and economic growth have been the subject of political disputes. Most economic analyses indicated that NAFTA was beneficial to the North American economies and the average citizen,[4][5][6] but harmed a small minority of workers in industries exposed to trade competition.[7][8] Economists held that withdrawing from NAFTA or renegotiating NAFTA in a way that reestablished trade barriers would’ve adversely affected the U.S. economy and cost jobs.[9][10][11] However, Mexico would’ve been much more severely affected by job loss and reduction of economic growth in both the short term and long term.[12]
Before sending it to the United States Senate Clinton added two side agreements, the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC) and the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), to protect workers and the environment, and to also allay the concerns of many House members. The U.S. required its partners to adhere to environmental practices and regulations similar to its own.[ *[citation needed]
(Wikipedia:Citation needed - Wikipedia)* ]the U.S. House of Representatives passed the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act on November 17, 1993, 234–200. The agreement’s supporters included 132 Republicans and 102 Democrats. The bill passed the Senate on November 20, 1993, 61–38.[21] Senate supporters were 34 Republicans and 27 Democrats. Clinton signed it into law on December 8, 1993; the agreement went into effect on January 1, 1994.[22][23] Clinton, while signing the NAFTA bill, stated that “NAFTA means jobs. American jobs, and good-paying American jobs. If I didn’t believe that, I wouldn’t support this agreement.”[24] NAFTA then replaced the previous Canada-US FTA.
The buill as negotiated in 88-89 which passed under Bush left room for further negotiations and without them it was never goingn to pass in the congress. Under clinton’s direction those final points were ironed out and the agreement allowed all three countries to modify it by mutual agreement without a revote.
Only after final amendments and modifications made under Clinton’s direction were they able to get enough votes for ratification.
Yet another spectacular failure in attempting to rewrite history on your part.
