Political Quotes

“manufacturing is an endangered species that we must work now to protect. Some say manufacturing is no longer vital to our economy, the service industries will compensate. I agree with Henry Kissinger when he says, ``I think that a country has to have a massive industrial base in order to play a significant role in the world. And to that extent, outsourcing of jobs concerns me.'' What made the American economy strong was industrial innovation. America led the world in new production methods and increased efficiency. How can we be innovators if we have no industry left? With our strong industry, we built the most impressive fighting force the world has ever seen, a military that keeps us safe and the world free, but when our satellites are made in China, bomb parts made in Switzerland, night vision crystals in France and the Pentagon now wanting to buy 30,000 flight jackets with Pakistani goat hair, as opposed to U.S. goat hair, are we defending our economy or supporting the economies of other countries? In some sectors of defense, we have been forced to recognize foreign technology is now vastly superior to our own. We must, we must stand by U.S. manufacturing to maintain a strong defense base.”