Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, Let me say this about this domestic content business: 60 percent of the contents in America, 9 percent of the contents come over in a boat and they are put together by a bunch of people on minimum wage, and it is called ``Made in America.'' The Traficant bill says yeah, that at least 60 percent of the contents are made by American workers. Here is a second thing it says: American workers' hands put it together. Now, if this is overbearing with this registry, I am willing to have you work that out. But I do not want to get screwed in conference, and I am going to ask for a vote. Let me say this to the Congress: There is not one piece of legislation that deals with illegal imports, let alone an import that comes in and has a ``Made in America'' label on it. We are losing jobs, and we are allowing people to rip us off. If you do not do it on the crime bill, what do you do it on? A bill that gives sanctions to the tooth fairy? I am asking the Congress to vote for this legislation, and I want the Congress to know that I have let the Committee on the Judiciary know I am not against those parts they object to and would be willing to compromise and incorporate their concerns.”