Sherrod Brown said "Madam President, I reserve the right to object. I cannot walk out of here--and I think Senator Casey feels the same-- saying yes to workers governed by the Andean trade preferences--in other words, yes, we are going to help workers in Colombia and Peru and Ecuador and Bolivia--we are going to say yes to workers there--but the Senator from Wyoming wants us to walk out and have said no to workers in Harrisburg and Columbus and Toledo and Erie and Sharon and Youngstown, so, Madam President, I object. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The Senator from Pennsylvania is recognized." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 10, 2011

Madam President, I reserve the right to object. I cannot walk out of here--and I think Senator Casey feels the same-- saying yes to workers governed by the Andean trade preferences--in other words, yes, we are going to help workers in Colombia and Peru and Ecuador and Bolivia--we are going to say yes to workers there--but the Senator from Wyoming wants us to walk out and have said no to workers in Harrisburg and Columbus and Toledo and Erie and Sharon and Youngstown, so, Madam President, I object. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The Senator from Pennsylvania is recognized.

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Sherrod Brown

Democratic · Ohio

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