The White House Office of the Press Secretary ----------------------------------------------------------------- For Immediate Release November 12, 1993 STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT Today, we saw a profile in courage. Leo Purcell, President of the Massachusetts Building Trade Council, endorsed NAFTA in a letter to fellow union workers. In addition to saying, as I have, that this is a choice between change and status quo, Purcell wrote, "No longer can nations afford to build invisible walls at their borders because there are no longer national borders to free trade." I applaud Mr. Purcell for his leadership, courage and vision and for his strong confidence in the American worker. #