Political Quotes

“One hundred thirty billion dollars. Let me give a footnote to this conversation. Ten percent of all of the Chinese exports to the United States, $13 billion worth of Chinese goods, go to one company in the United States: Wal-Mart. So when a person goes into Wal-Mart and they see 'made in China,' do not be surprised. This is no longer a U.S.-flag-waving company. This is a company which sells Chinese goods that are cheap because they manipulate currency to the disadvantage of American producers. Senator Dodd makes a proposal. He says when it comes to spending Government money, taxpayer money, we are going to ask a question: If someone is receiving this money, are they going to create jobs in the United States with it or jobs overseas? If they are going to create jobs overseas, no thanks, unless they meet one of the exceptions: National security, Presidential waiver, that sort of thing. I say to the Senator from Connecticut, I will take this proposition to any town in Illinois, and I know what the answer is going to be. They are going to say to me: Senator, it is my taxpayer dollars, and it is not unreasonable for you to say that American workers should be employed with those dollars. That, I think, is a reasonable approach.”