Political Quotes

“Thank you very much, and I appreciate the discussion. Thank you, Mr. Andrews, for those very astute remarks that have applied to workers. My friend from Minnesota, Congressman, I recall we both have led troops, and I'm proud of you for having done that. I'm proud that I had the opportunity. I see these top CEOs as--who are their troops? Their troops are the workers. Thank heavens we have got those people that are willing to be entrepreneurs and get out there and invest and do those things, but they've got to have workers to get the job done just like you and I had to have troops to take the objective. What's the difference? Our troops had to be well-fed, trained, equipped, morale had to be good, and then we could take our objective. Any sergeant, any lieutenant, any lieutenant colonel, any general, they can't take their objective without troops. And how do CEOs and people, entrepreneurs that we appreciate--we rely on them, but they've got to have those workers; they've got to treat them fairly, and they've got to realize that they too want to have the American Dream. And I was concerned where is that American Dream going to be as I was surrounded by my grandchildren just a few days ago at Thanksgiving. Is it going to be there for them? Then we'd better be thinking about it. We don't pull the ladder up, we leave it down. Let's let everybody have a part of the American Dream. And 10,000 percent, and you're worried about that? Come on, give me a break.…”