Political Quotes

“Thank you so very much. And how correct you are in laying out this strategy of how we can move the American manufacturing industry: Education, a well-educated workforce; research on fundamental issues like energy systems, batteries, transportation; and then making those things in America, importing from Detroit to American consumers and selling around the world. However, when the Republicans put together a proposal such as H.R. 1--their continuing resolution that would cut 700,000 jobs out--it also cut out the research budget for energy research, for battery research, for transportation research, and in addition to that, research for health. The National Institutes of Health budget was decimated. That's not good public policy. We need to make these financial investments. And if the Democratic strategy of making it in America is carried forward, Detroit will prosper and America will prosper. Another part of our country in trouble for manufacturing, but a great manufacturing center of America, is Illinois. Our Representative from that great State is here to join us, Jan Schakowsky.”