Political Quotes

“Koch Industries is a company which is headquartered in Wichita, KS, and is an American job creator that employs 2,600 citizens of my State. The corporation, a longstanding U.S. manufacturing company, employs around 50,000 people with good- paying jobs across the country, including around 15,000 employees who are represented by unions. Depending on the year, Koch Industries is either the first or second largest privately held company in America, with about $100 billion in revenues. I am pleased by its presence in our State, where the company and its owners are respected corporate citizens. The Koch family, the owners of Koch Industries, has made a statewide impact through foundations and charitable work which has given millions of dollars to help education of the poor, at-risk youth, the arts, and environmental causes. The investments they make primarily go to Kansas and to Kansas citizens. I am grateful this company has chosen to invest in our State's economy and its people. I am pleased they are a corporate citizen of Kansas. During the debate this week of the DISCLOSE Act, Koch Industries and its owners were mentioned numerous times. While I could come to the floor and complain about the lack of balance, if we are having a debate about the desirability of disclosing contributions to political causes, certainly the debate I heard on the Senate floor, the rhetoric, was about those who contribute to what are described as conservative causes, free-market causes.…”