Political Quotes

Sam Brownback

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Sam Brownback is a Republican politician who served as the Governor of Kansas from 2011 to 2018. Prior to his governorship, he was a U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011 and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1996. Brownback is known for his conservative positions on social issues and his advocacy for tax cuts and economic development in Kansas. During his tenure as governor, he implemented significant tax reforms aimed at stimulating the state's economy, although these policies faced criticism and led to budgetary challenges.

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Jun 18, 2007

we can't just talk about it, that's why I talk about bringing the club out.

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Jun 18, 2007

We should get very stern and clear, and hit them where it hurts. Hit them in the markets.

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Jun 18, 2007

one of my growing concerns has been this concentration of our manufacturing and of our economic activity associated with China

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Jun 18, 2007

I hope we can--in looking forward--pass legislation to try to correct this situation, put standards in place so that people can be assured of the products they buy.

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Jun 18, 2007

"I firmly believe that the problems we're now seeing with Chinese-made toys and other consumer products is just a symptom of a much larger problem that must be dealt with in a swift and vigorous way."

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Jun 18, 2007

And that that's what you're going to enforce.

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Jun 18, 2007

And we're going to do everything we can to stop these problems, period.

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Jun 18, 2007

Would you like to have people in China--do you think that is important?

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Jun 18, 2007

Even if it's banning whole sets of products, until we are sure that there is no lead in any of them, period.

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Jun 18, 2007

If you need any additional legislative authority from us to do it, let us know.

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Jun 18, 2007

I hope in the appropriations process we can insert some of this language, so that we not only increase the funding for the agency, but we give it the authority necessary to fix the problem.

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Jun 18, 2007

you do get people manipulating the marketplace

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