I've tried to maintain my independence in Congress. Sometimes that has meant opposing my own party leaders.

I've tried to maintain my independence in Congress. Sometimes that has meant opposing my own party leaders.

I agree with [Donald] Trump: These trade agreements have not been good deals for America, and they need to be fixed.

There's no question that [Donald] Trump got elected because of rural America. And our party still is in denial. They don't get it.

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.

[Trade] was clearly a factor.That was a complete reversal of where things are normally at. Usually Republicans are all for free trade.

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.