Political Quotes

“Because he brings up a tremendous point. For all of us who are competitive and have this belief that this Nation of ours should remain a leader in the globe, the Senator from Rhode Island makes a very good point. We are a nation that has led in innovation, led in ingenuity. Generation after generation, we have seen our country excel and exceed economically because of American innovation. What the Senator from Rhode Island brings up so pointedly is that in this area--the technologies of the future that are going to have us have an ability to produce the energy of the future--America runs the risk of falling behind some of our most fierce competitors. But what I would like to ask the Senator from Rhode Island--because it goes further than that--we know that as to the challenges of the future, we can look at the past and see how economic policy has so dramatically influenced foreign policy. You can go back to right after World War II, how America's economic dominance helped us to advance. Looking at the Suez crisis, when America and Britain had different agendas, it was a fact that we held their debt, that we had the economic advantage that allowed us to press our interests, but there are other threats too. What is interesting to me is, as has been stated tonight already--and I would love to talk to folks because both of you have already talked about Senate intelligence briefings and military briefings--I would like to read from a document that talks about Navy ADM Samuel J.…”