Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. President. I appreciate the generosity of the senior Senator from Massachusetts and especially his leadership on one of the most important debates in the 4 years I have been in the Senate. I thank Senator Kerry for that. Omnibus Trade Act/TAA and HCTC Mr. President, I hold in my hand 500 pieces of paper, 500 testimonials from retirees who lost their pensions and health care during the GM bankruptcy. These are some of the 50,000 Americans who will be hurt if we do not pass an extension of the health coverage tax credit this week before the year is out. This stack of paper here does not represent Delta retirees and it does not represent other retirees--thousands of others--who are in the same boat as the Delphi/GM retirees. Their pensions have been cut. Their employee-sponsored health care has been eliminated. If we do not pass the omnibus trade bill--which includes GSP, trade adjustment, the Andean trade agreement, and the health care tax credit, and some miscellaneous tariffs--if we do not pass this, H.R. 6517, they will take in another economic blow. The blood from this one will be on our hands. We must pass the omnibus trade bill before this Congress ends. I want to share a handful of letters. I know the Senator from Massachusetts yielded for 5 minutes, so I will do this quickly. Mary Ann from Warren, OH, writes that she lost 40 percent of her pension, all her health care, and all her life insurance earned from GM/Delphi.…”