Political Quotes

“I am very pleased today to join my distinguished colleague Senator Hollings in introducing legislation to defend the truth and the integrity of the ``Made in USA'' label. This is the second time, Mr. President, that the Senator from South Carolina and I have worked together to defend the ``Made in USA'' label. Last Congress, when the Federal Trade Commission proposed to dilute the meaning of the ``Made in USA'' label by allowing that label on products with substantial foreign content, Senator Hollings and I introduced a bipartisan resolution opposing this plan. Our resolution urged the FTC to restore the traditional and honest standard for the use of the ``Made in USA'' label. That standard, which has been in existence for more than 50 years, is that products must be ``all or virtually all'' made in the U.S.A. in order to earn the label ``Made in USA.'' Mr. President, there was an overwhelming outpouring of grassroots support from the American people for this straightforward and honest standard and for our Resolution. In just a few months, a total of 256 Members of Congress, including the Majority and Minority Leaders of the U.S. Senate, joined us as cosponsors of our Senate Resolution and its companion bill in the House. We were extremely pleased to see the FTC reverse its decision to dilute the ``Made in USA'' label and return to the traditional and time-tested standard for the use of the label.”