Political Quotes

“my friend from Kansas is here. A lot of people around the country think there is probably not much we agree on. I want to say that I agree with just about everything the Senator from Kansas just said. And the fact that 95 percent of the world's markets are outside of our borders--if we lose sight of that, forget about the value of exports; we make a huge mistake. I was a supporter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. I believe the Senator from Kansas was, as well. Some people are saying: Well, we need to forget all about that, and what we need to do is renegotiate NAFTA. In the context of negotiating the transpacific trade agreement, we negotiated NAFTA. I hope you won't throw out that baby with the bath water as we go forward. I commend the Senator for his remarks and say how much I enjoyed working with him on many issues. I hope to work with him again. Madam President, I mentioned earlier today before the Presiding Officer took the chair that I received a lot of letters, emails, phone calls, and faxes from Delawareans who are concerned about the nomination of Mr. Pruitt to lead the EPA. As of today, my office has received a total of 7 letters supporting Mr. Pruitt's nomination and we have received 1,880 letters opposing his nomination--remarkable numbers. Please compare this number to the 278 letters my office received opposing the nomination of Congressman Tom Price to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. That is pretty amazing.…”