Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and allowing me to speak on this. I think it is worth the wait to bring these important provisions together to the floor to work on a path forward and maybe a little hint of restoring regular order. It is important that we invest in innovation for our future. And I would note not just the cutting edge, high-tech future developments that are so important in my State and in many others that are going to help keep us on the front lines, but it is also important to invest in legacy technology, legacy chips. We had the manufacturing supply chain all over America halt for lack of chips that cost only a few pennies because it wasn't profitable for some to create the legacy chips moving forward. And I hope some of these billions will be invested in opportunities to ramp up that production. It happened very fast, and it will make a difference from automobiles to microwaves and washing machines. I am proud of the work we have done in the Ways and Means Committee under the leadership of Richie Neal to develop pro-worker responsive efforts and deal with the Chinese challenge. Now, because the benefits of trade are broadly understood and spread but the problems are localized, the impacts often hit individual communities. That is why our provision has a strong Trade Adjustment Assistance program. Sadly, it expired a year ago, setting us back, leaving people desperately in need of this help out of luck.…”