Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlelady from California who made some very compelling arguments about why California needs to have this investment. While we are joined by several of my colleagues tonight, let me just say a little bit about what we are doing to create jobs in Ohio. In Ohio's 16th Congressional District, we have had some good news recently. Rolls Royce, an international company, has announced that they are going to move their fuel cell research from Singapore to Stark County, Ohio. They are going to expand their fuel cell research and development activities, investing $3 million in equipment, creating up to 60 jobs and retaining 32, while offering apprenticeship and training programs with the local college. Barbasol Shaving Cream invested $7.2 million to buy land and a new plant in Ashland, Ohio; a 78,000-square-foot plant to start, 30 new employees, and grow up to about 75. Scotts Miracle-Gro is opening a manufacturing plant in Orrville, where they are expected to create nearly a hundred jobs in the next several months. Shearer's Foods, they make potato chips, and they are mighty good, I might add. They broke ground earlier this summer to build a new production facility in Massillon's Northeast Commercial Park. They will hire as many as a hundred employees in the first phase of development. These are the type of success stories that have been helped, if not augmented, by the efforts of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.”