Political Quotes

“I rise in support of John Bryson of California, President Obama's nominee to be Secretary of Commerce. Mr. Bryson will bring a wealth of experience in both the private sector and the public sector to this very important job of Commerce Secretary. Lord knows, we are in a recession and we are fighting hard to get out of it. We need a Commerce Secretary, and we need someone who understands the private sector and the public sector and we have that in John Bryson. In the 1970s and 1980s, he served as the chairman of the California Water Resources Board and as the chairman of the California Public Utilities Commission. There, he helped California navigate droughts, oil shortages, and other crises during a critical period in my State's history. For more than 20 years, Mr. Bryson has utilized his talents in the private sector, first as chairman and CEO of Southern California Edison, and later as chairman and CEO of Edison International. Mr. Bryson has also served on the boards of many companies, both large and small, and he will bring to the job of Commerce Secretary a unique expertise on what it takes for businesses to grow and expand. Mr. Bryson's top priority is job creation. As Commerce Secretary, he will be working closely with the President to meet the goal of doubling our Nation's exports by 2015 and creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs right here in the United States.…”