President Clinton, trying to persuade Congress to reject a free-trade bill, said that if the bill passed, the country would hear a "giant sucking sound" of American jobs being drawn to Mexico.

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The statement about the "giant sucking sound" was made by Ross Perot, not President Clinton, during the 1992 presidential campaign in opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

President Clinton, Trying to Persuade Congress to Reject a Free-Trade