A checked claim

With 320,000 net Ohio manufacturing jobs lost, (Sen. Rob) Portman calls NAFTA a 'proven success.'

Ted Strickland · Campaign statement · February 2016 · U.S. Senator from Ohio

About Rob Portman.

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Mostly False

PolitiFact, February 5, 2016 · read the check

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Context

The claim concerned Ohio manufacturing job losses since NAFTA took effect in 1994 and Portman's public statements characterizing the trade agreement.

Topics: Trade, Economy, 2016 U.S. Senate.

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Sources

2016-02-05-ted-strickland-nafta-320000-jobs · PolitiFact · 2016-02-05 · accessed 2026-09-19

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