Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, let us clarify again what we are doing here. We are talking about limiting Federal Prison Industries [FPI], and going after new products in new markets. This does not affect the markets or products they are currently producing. This amendment is very limited in its scope, and based on the performance of FPI it should be much broader. It is only a small step at reining in FPI's aggressive and arrogant zeal for new products and new business in new markets to employ increased levels of Federal inmates, and every time they do this they are doing it at the expense of small businesses and medium-size businesses and American workers around this country. They have abused their privileges. They have abused their position in this marketplace where they have super preference. What super preference means is that the Federal Government can only buy from FPI. FPI has to provide a waiver to the Federal Government before they buy from the private sector or before the Federal Government decides to buy from a blind or handicapped rehabilitative agency. They have abused this privilege. This is a shot across their bow that says no more, no more in new products.”