Political Quotes

“I rise to oppose the Kolbe amendment. I do so reluctantly because I have respect for the gentleman from Arizona [Mr. Kolbe] and for the position which he is taking. However, we can argue the legalities endlessly here in terms of whether we are violating any procedural process with GATT or the World Trade Organization. I am not going to get into that because there are interpretations on both sides of this thing which I could agree with if I listen to very, very erudite lawyers. However, what I am saying is this: Over a period of years I have seen egregious examples of dumping coming in very small packages. It would seem to me this particular case with the National Science Foundation that it is a perfectly normal and legal and obvious approach to have the Department of commerce review this to see whether there is any dumping. Once you get an acknowledgment of the fact that NEC or any other computer is approved by an extraordinary group like the National Science Foundation, then you have something far more than the purchase of that one unit. I think is a perfectly normal process, I agree with it, and I reluctantly oppose the Kolbe amendment.”