Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Connecticut for coming down this evening. As we complete our work here this evening, I wanted to reissue our invitation to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to travel to Ohio to come to U.S. Steel in Lorain to really see what is happening there to the workers; and not just Lorain--we are not selfish--but all over this country where steel companies are being harmed because of imports and the fact that China, Korea, and Russia are dumping on the international market. We need to have an embargo. We need to let our industry survive and get over this hump of overcapacity. We are going to need that production in the years ahead, for example, in the natural gas industry for piping and so forth. These are modern plants. America should not lose them. We have lost so many steel plants. We can't afford to lose many more for the sake of the Nation's defense. I also wanted to invite the President to Ohio. I hope that somebody is listening. He campaigned a great deal in Ohio. I know he likes meeting people, and it certainly would be a good way to see the immediate challenge on the trade front where real lives and livelihoods are at stake in this country. {time} 1815 I also just wanted to end by saying this: When you create a system of trade where people are exploited in our country, or in other countries, that really isn't the best face that America can put forward.…”