Political Quotes

“I thank Senator Cantwell. That is why I am here. But I am also here to ask my colleagues to be empathetic, to understand what it would feel like if you were employed in a gas turbine business in one of the Carolinas and that business went to France because we couldn't figure out how to open up the Bank. How would you feel? I think it is so important to not just reflect on our trade deficit but on the imperative of building our manufacturing base and our export base. If that is not enough of an economic argument, let's look at the microargument. Let's look at what is happening to American families because we aren't getting our job done here. So, as I said before, I don't go to bed worrying about the executives at GE or Boeing because they have options and they are exercising those options. Those options include moving to Canada and France. The American worker is not going to be moving to France to take those jobs. That American worker is getting a pink slip, and that is wrong. That is wrong in so many ways. So I thank Senator Cantwell for her steadfast and absolute commitment to opening up the Bank. I think everybody should have a moment of personal reflection, not just on the economics of this but on the impact this is having on literally thousands of American families. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa.”