Political Quotes

“for almost 4 years, the World Trade Organization has been eroding the choices and the rights of the American people. Like a leach feeding off its member countries, the WTO has been increasing its power at the expense of U.S. sovereignty. Self-determination is now subordinate to the decisions of trade bureaucrats meeting in secret at Geneva headquarters of the WTO, invalidating and mandating changes in existing laws passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by the U.S. President. Exactly how are the interests of the American people represented by unelected foreign nationals working in an ivory tower debating our commercial agreements? U.S. priorities should not be held hostage to the decisions of the WTO. I urge my colleagues to support the Kucinich, Sanders, Ros- Lehtinen and Stearns amendment when the Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations bill comes to the floor, because the American people, through their elected representatives, can determine for themselves what our U.S. laws should be and not a foreign bureaucrat.”