Political Quotes

“working families in my home State of Michigan and our Nation continue to face mounting job losses and a sagging economy. Our international trade deals have left our workers behind. Nowhere is this more obvious than with China. Since March of 2000, we have lost 2.6 million manufacturing jobs while at the same time our trade deficit with China has ballooned. While House Resolution 414 is a step, we need real action from Congress and this administration. We need to revoke PNTR with China and start over. We need legislation encouraging American companies to keep jobs here rather than sending them overseas. We are at the crossroads to determine our Nation's place in the world. Do we stand by and watch while our jobs go overseas, while our families suffer at home and while our trade deficits rise? Or do we support our working families' needs, keep good manufacturing jobs in our industrial heartland, and get our economy back on its feet? I think the answer is very clear, Mr. Speaker.”