Political Quotes

“If you establish a burden on a grocery store or a chain to follow these regulations, it necessarily involves manpower. People will have to keep records and label products, and all of that is part of it. The point made to me is that the Wal-Marts of the world, which pay rock-bottom wages, with no health benefits, will be able to come up with the manpower at a much lower cost than some of the major grocery store chains, some of which are union-organized, that pay a living wage and health benefits. They say to us, you are once again giving a competitive advantage to the Wal-Marts of the world that pay these low wages, with no benefits, to the disadvantage of grocery store companies who are trying to be good neighbors and good corporate citizens and provide decent wages and benefits.”