Political Quotes

Vernon Ehlers: I just rise to very briefly thank him and the members of the committee for their work on this bill. It is a very…

On the recordOctober 24, 2000
I just rise to very briefly thank him and the members of the committee for their work on this bill. It is a very important piece of work which will benefit many, many people in our Nation. I particularly wanted to thank him and the Members of the committee, particularly the gentleman from California (Mr. Thomas) for their work on a provision to correct an injustice which was done to one of the manufacturers in my district. The Customs Service had made a mistake and decision on tariffs. In the process, either through misunderstanding or mistake, some money was set aside which was then ruled to belong to the United States Government. This bill will clarify that, correct it. I appreciate the efforts of the committee and particularly the chairman in resolving this difficulty satisfactorily, and I hope satisfactorily to all parties.
Said by
Vernon Ehlers
Republican · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Expressing gratitude for committee work on a bill addressing a tariff issue affecting a manufacturer in his district.

Share

More from Vernon Ehlers

Apr 23, 2008

I personally would prefer, if we are going to show preferences here and use the money for that purpose, I would really prefer that we use those funds to give preference to those organizations that submit proposals for doing research and…

govinfo.gov
Jul 18, 2007

This is a major area of concern. We are losing ground compared to other countries. Numerous international tests have displayed that our students are not doing nearly as well. That explains in part why we are losing business, research…

govinfo.gov
Apr 24, 2007

I do support this amendment and I think we should approve it... If you don't meet the market, you are going to lose your best teachers.

govinfo.gov
Nov 5, 2007

First of all, I admire my colleague's voting record. It is a rare person who misses only two votes during 13 years. But above all, I want to comment on a few things relating to Rosa Parks. First, what impresses me is how much one person…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation