Political Quotes

“Thank you so very, very much for bringing to our attention one of your constituents who faced this situation. There were 8 million other American workers who found themselves unemployed as these trade deals went into effect and American jobs moved to Mexico, to China, and other places around the world. So we must focus on Mr. Hahn and on those who share that. {time} 1730 Earlier, I think before you actually came in, I talked about steel. Again, this article was from Duke University, and they have a chapter here, ``A Tale Two of Bridges.'' One is the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge--they have the Chinese flag behind the bridge--built with Chinese steel, almost a $7 billion project, of which $3.9 billion was over budget. It was 12 years late. There were 3,000 Chinese workers hired. Very serious questions have been raised about the quality of the construction. The State of New York, the Tappan Zee Bridge, built with U.S. steel. The total project cost $3.9 billion. 7,728 workers were hired, and it is designed to last for 100 years without major maintenance. There is Mr. Hahn's job. It is that U.S. steel, made in America. I very quickly want to give two examples of where Make It In America really, really counts. This is one I have often used. This is near my district--in fact, about a mile or two from my district in Sacramento, California.…”