Political Quotes

“During the last 2 weeks I had roundtables across my State, from the city of Chicago to major cities downstate, bringing in business and economic leaders and saying, what can we do at this moment to breathe life back into this economy? They have said, restore consumer confidence. We have to get people back into the stores and making decisions for purchases. The Carnahan amendment which we are going to consider today takes an unfortunate group of people related to the aviation industry, who have been disadvantaged by being laid off or terminated, and says we are going to try to give them a hand to get back on their feet as quickly as possible. A few weeks ago when President Bush suggested we help the aviation industry, I was happy to do it. We have 50,000 people in the Chicagoland area who work in aviation in some way, shape, or form. We are proud to be the home of United Airlines, a major hub for American Airlines, and now the business headquarters for Boeing aircraft. With that sensitivity, I voted for that bill, understanding that unless we got the airlines back on their feet, it was unlikely the economy would respond.”