Political Quotes

“first I would like to congratulate the senior Senator from Texas for his leadership on this incredibly important issue with Senator Warner, the senior Senator from Virginia. It really is important that we get this passed. Our national security depends on it. I think the American economy depends on it. The Senator mentioned that there was a time in our country's history not long ago--I am going to use my words, not his, but I will paraphrase it--where I think we thought that making things as cheaply as possible was the same thing as making things as efficiently as possible. And I would argue that we privileged the people in our economy who wanted to make stuff as cheaply as possible in China when there are a lot of really other important values at work, including our national security, the supply chains that we rely on, making sure that communities in our country have jobs and wages being created. I think we have an incredible opportunity as a nation to come together and build an economy that, when it grows, grows for everybody once again. And in my mind, that is what this bill represents. So I just want to say to the Senator from Texas how grateful I am for his leadership, and I hope that it won't be long before we pass it.”