Political Quotes

“I simply, first, wanted to thank my colleague from North Dakota, and to stand in support of everything he has said. Tomorrow, our friend from North Dakota will be chairing an important hearing. I will have two individuals from Michigan from a small town called Greenville. I appreciate the fact that we have someone who will be sharing their story tomorrow. But just to reinforce what they said, this is a town of 9,000 people in rural west Michigan. They make refrigerators. They make Frigidaire refrigerators, and they work for Electrolux. Of the 9,000 people in town, 2,700 people work making refrigerators. They have added a third shift. They make a profit. Electrolux indicated that they make a profit in the United States. But they decided they could make a bigger profit if they moved to Mexico and paid $2.50 an hour with no health benefits. So that is what they have decided to do. We see a community now that is losing 2,700 jobs. When you count the businesses in the surrounding area that are affected, it is 8,000 jobs. I agree with the Senator's conclusion. I said to the folks at Electrolux: At $2.50 an hour with no health benefits, who is going to afford to buy your refrigerators making $2.50 an hour?”