Mark Kirk: “both The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times agree, a rare event, that we should not interfere with free markets…”

“both The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times agree, a rare event, that we should not interfere with free markets in this way. America stands for freedom, and that means not just voting for who we want, speaking the way we want, but also the right to buy and sell from whoever we wish. I remember when Japanese investors moved to buy Rockefeller Center, at inflated prices, and many in this body wanted to stop that deal. We did not. And only a few years later the Japanese sold it back to the United States for pennies on the dollar. Bottom line, we made a killing. And Americans are better off for letting the market work. If we take this action, China could rightfully cancel American investments in China now totaling $25 billion. Wal-Mart, Conoco, Motorola, United Air Lines all bought companies in China and should be allowed to do so. {time} 2100 We should recover the conviction of our own convictions, especially in our Republican party, to make sure we let the market work and let efficiency and fair play rule the day.”