Political Quotes

“I hope that in the coming months and the coming years we can build on this bipartisanship and seriously take a look at America's labor laws, labor laws that were developed in the 1930s and the 1940s. And now, as we take a look at entering a new millennium, we recognize that the workplace has changed. We have moved into a global economy. The types of products and services that we are excelling in and producing in this country have evolved and changed. In the last 8, 9 months, we have gone around the country, we have had roundtables. We have had hearings. We are learning that for us to be globally competitive, we need to restructure and reevaluate the legal framework within which we compete. And as we change this framework and as we evolve it, it is going to create more opportunities for American workers. It is going to enable American workers to be more competitive, to be more productive. And when they are more productive, they can earn a higher standard of living. We want to eliminate bureaucracy. We want to eliminate rules and regulations, rules and regulations that do not fit the 1990s.”