Political Quotes

“Any time Congress considers legislation that will radically change our economy, the American people deserve an opportunity to be heard first. And make no mistake, the underlying bill is a radical change to our economy, and not for the better. My amendment is simple. Before Congress considers legislation to comply with the Paris climate agreement, let's give the American people 90 days of public comment. That is a standard exception for legislation as big as this. Who would dare deny our job creators, working families, farmers, coal miners, and manufacturers the opportunity to be heard? If you support the underlying bill, then I would think you would need to hear how this agreement will impact people's jobs and their bottom lines. No one will escape higher prices for energy, food, housing, transportation, or just about anything else. If you come from an industrial State, like my home State of Illinois, you can be especially hard hit. According to recent studies, the Paris Agreement will devastate employment in steel, iron, cement, and oil refining by killing over 1 million jobs. Manufacturing jobs are good jobs, and they are jobs that are multipliers, with every new steel job leading to seven additional jobs in the region in which they are created. We just worked our tail off with the President, President Trump's administration, to help bring nearly 2,000 jobs back, the steel jobs that were in Granite City that were lost.…”