Political Quotes

“let us take a few minutes here and actually focus on the legislation before us today because those who represent 21 States may want to pay very close attention to the legislative proposal that the Democratic side is offering as a substitute to that which is before us today. Because if you vote for the Democrat substitute, workers who have been dislocated, workers who have lost their jobs as a result of trade action or are eligible for trade adjustment assistance or are benefitting from the PBGC programs to help those who are dislocated, if you vote for the Democratic substitute, these dislocated workers in your State will be shortchanged because they will be denied help when it comes to obtaining health care coverage for themselves and their families. Let me note these States, and I urge my colleagues to listen very carefully, because if you come from one of these 21 States and you vote for the Democrat substitute, it is workers in your own State who will be hurt by the Democrat substitute: The States of Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Washington State, Wisconsin and Wyoming.”