Political Quotes

“I thank everybody on both sides of the aisle for their hard work in getting this very important thing done. I flew to Ethiopia about 6 months ago, and I flew on a Boeing airliner--there is a lot of talk about Boeing here--but I didn't fly on an Airbus. What that represented to me was a lot of jobs that Boeing provides to people, but a lot of jobs in my district of small suppliers that supply to Boeing. I think that is something that has been lost in this whole debate. There has been a lot of negativity, a lot of negative talk. I want to tell you about something positive, and that is the thousands of people who work in my district who don't have to worry about getting a pink slip tomorrow or the next day because they know that their manufacturing job is secure because of our future and our powerful ability to export around the globe. While I know this has been a controversial process and I have respect for everybody on all sides of this issue, I would beg my colleagues, let's move forward in a bipartisan way. Let's reauthorize Ex-Im Bank, and let's go ahead and move ahead with the business of the American people.”