Marcy Kaptur: “let me ask the ``why'' question tonight. Why would the United States allow itself to be reduced to a state of beggardom…”

“let me ask the ``why'' question tonight. Why would the United States allow itself to be reduced to a state of beggardom in the Dubai ports deal? The definition of a beggar is a person, in this case a country, that lives by asking others for help or charity. So why would the United States allow itself, a nation that created Social Security, won World War II, landed a man on the moon, why would our Nation let itself be reduced to beggary and the Nation, to beggardom? Why would any level of our government seek foreign ownership or leasing of any of America's key assets, our ports, airports, railroads, turnpikes, industrial plants, even endowments to Presidential libraries? Why would we do it, ever? But why would you do it particularly when we are a nation at war? The answer is simple. It appears our Nation cannot afford to stand on its own two feet anymore. We beg foreign investment because we cannot pay our own way. Our jobs and productive wealth and manufacturing and agriculture are being shipped offshore every day. Our piggy bank is empty. So our assets are being sold or leased to foreign interests. Our savings are drained. Our national debt is skyrocketing. So our society is selling off, releasing our crown jewels. I do not agree with this. I have been fighting it ever since our Nation started to sell more and more of our U.S.…”