Political Quotes

“I want to, again, salute my colleagues for making this a bipartisan effort. I think there's a consensus of opinion that the more information that's available to the consumer, to the retailer, the better off we all are. I mean, in many respects that's the essence of a consumer protection initiative is to make sure that people who are purchasing these products actually have good information, truth in labeling at their fingertips. I did want to salute the efforts of the Humane Society of the United States because they have been very responsible and persistent advocates on these issues over many, many, many years. As a result of those efforts, Americans have been learning more and more about some of the unsavory practices--it was just referred to by my colleague--when it comes to the sale of these fur products and how they're manufactured and what the source of the fur is. And, as a result, consumers want to know more, rightly. They justifiably want to understand more about where those products come from and be in a position to support the many businesses who are actually doing the right thing and are engaged in good, positive, best practices when it comes to marketing these products that contain fur. And so I think that this bill that's been brought forward by my colleague, Mr. Moran, the Truth in Fur Labeling Act, is going to help to advance that goal. And again, I'm very pleased that it has the bipartisan support that was indicated.”