Political Quotes

“I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy. I rise in support of the effort today, and I would first acknowledge what my friend, the chairman of the committee, said a moment ago. At times, trust is in short supply in this institution for a whole host of reasons, but we were given ironclad assurances from the Speaker, from the President, from the chairman, from Senator Wyden, Senator Hatch, and Leader McConnell that TAA would come back to this floor to be voted on. I think it is important that that has in fact occurred. To adapt, respond, and grow a 21st century workforce, we need Trade Adjustment Assistance. What we have before us is an improvement over current law. It is not as good as what we had in 2009. I hope that we will be able to build on this and move forward. This program has helped more than 100,000 Americans, including 3,000 of my fellow Oregonians who received job training and financial support. There will continue to be winners and losers in the global economy, whether we have trade agreements with countries or not, like with pressures from China. It is important that we provide this for our workers. With our vote today, we do so. I lend my voice saluting Chairman Rangel for the work that he has done on AGOA. Having this package before us, including new economic opportunities for growing the economies of Africa, Haiti, and other places around the world is critically important.…”