Political Quotes

“I am a big proponent and supporter of free trade. I think the American workforce is so productive. I think that American businesses and our industries are so productive and so innovative that we can compete in the global markets. I am confident that our innovation and that our workforce can compete and we can win, when given an opportunity, again, to compete in global markets. At home, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has determined that the State of Louisiana is the top export State in the United States. In fact, one out of every five jobs in our State is tied back to our waterways, and that is because we are home to 5 of the top 15 ports in the United States. {time} 1215 We have an awful lot to export at home. We have a huge petrochemical industry, one of the largest ones in the United States. Large agriculture--in fact, over half the grains from the Midwest from American farms come down through our port system and are then exported around the country, around the world. We are home to all six class I rail lines, only one of two places in the United States that actually has all six class I rail lines in our State. Free trade can be good for America; it can be good for our country, good for our businesses, good for our families, if it is fair trade, and that is where my concerns come in, is our ability to compete fairly.…”