Political Quotes

“I thank the ranking member for allowing me to speak. Mr. Speaker, in my district, which are the suburbs of Denver, 18 small companies benefit from the Export-Import Bank and the guarantees and the support that it provides--hundreds and hundreds of jobs. These are jobs in plastics, scientific equipment, food manufacturing, wood products, and electrical equipment. Those are the forgotten people in this argument. Those are real jobs, real people. Mr. McCarthy said there were two questions. I think the two questions are: Should the United States unilaterally disarm at the expense of American businesses and U.S. jobs? I think the answer is a resounding ``no.'' The second question is: Should ideology trump reality? The reality is that we are just going to give these jobs to countries all across the globe instead of having them here in America. That is wrong. I urge the passage of H.R. 597. I thank Mr. Heck; I thank Mr. Fincher; and I thank Mr. Lucas for bringing this forward. Let's pass this bill today.”