Political Quotes

“I stand before the Senate to talk about legislation that was marked up today in committee that deals with the opiate addiction crisis we have in this country. Before I do that, and while my colleague is still on the floor, let me congratulate him and Senator Hatch, who is on the floor, for the legislation that was passed today that will now go to the President with regard to trade--and two provisions in particular: one that Senator Wyden just talked about, which has to do with ensuring that when you get an order against an unfairly traded import from a country because it is dumped or because it is subsidized, that you can't just take that product and shift it to another location to evade the Customs duties. That is called the ENFORCE Act. It is going to make a huge difference. I introduced it with him originally, and it is legislation that will help Ohio steelworkers and steel companies in particular, but it helps everybody who goes through the long process--which is a little better, now thanks to the Level the Playing Field Act--to get an order against a product that is not being sold here fairly, to ensure that some country doesn't just move it to another jurisdiction. I thank Senator Wyden for his hard work on that issue and ensuring that we can have a more level playing field. If it is level, we can compete and win, but when it is not level, it is impossible for our workers, our farmers, our service providers to be able to get a fair shake.…”