On the recordJuly 18, 2001
Over the July 4 holiday when Americans celebrate Independence Day, the National Symphony Orchestra on the mall was performing... I think our trade policy sucks more than the suckerfish, and I think it is time we get a grip on this. The amendment simply says, anybody who has a prior conviction of having violated the Buy American law in this country is not eligible for any monies in this bill. It has been attached to every other bill, and it should be approved without great debate. But I am saying to Congress, we have a massive $300 billion-plus trade deficit in America; 20,000 American jobs lost per billion of trade deficit. Now, one does not have to be a rocket scientist to figure out what is happening in this country.
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