Political Quotes

“I am concerned about what is sold in America. I am concerned about the oil that is consumed in America and the gasoline consumed in America. I don't care if Toyota makes a car that is sold in Australia and what the mileage might be. That is their concern. For us to take the attitude or approach that we are not even going to hold the manufacturer to any higher standards with fuel efficiency in my mind is a concession that we will be dependent on foreign oil for as long as we can imagine. The Senator from Missouri says I am engaged in a ``Soviet survival'' approach to the economy. I will just tell him that I don't believe it was a Soviet-style approach which enacted CAFE in the first instance and resulted in such a dramatic decline in our dependence on foreign oil. As to the argument that this kills jobs, the idea this kills jobs, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a letter of endorsement from the Transport Workers Union of America. Here is one union that supports it. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Transport Workers Union of America, Washington, DC, June 16, 2005. Dear Senator: On behalf of the 130,000 members of the Transport Workers Union and transit and rail workers everywhere, we urge you to vote for the Durbin CAFE amendment to the pending energy bill to raise fuel economy standards.…”