Political Quotes

“Thank you. I deeply appreciate your courtesy in permitting me to speak, and I appreciate your leadership in focusing on the need to rebuild and renew this country, putting Americans back to work, being able to not just revitalize our economy, but our neighborhoods and strengthen our families. It is true that there are some areas where there are some great opportunities for healthy competition. The gentleman may be referencing the fact that recently we have started manufacturing a streetcar in the United States for the first time in 58 years, and it's being manufactured in Portland, Oregon. But I would note that that project, manufacturing streetcars, includes the work of subcontractors across the country, including 40 in the Midwest that had been so hard hit by some of the decline in manufacturing activity. The point is that being able to make goods in this country, whether it's light rail, streetcar, heavy rail, whether we're dealing with fabricating steel for bridges and roads or rebuilding the power grid, these are all areas that are a tremendous source of family-wage jobs. I find no amount of irony that one of the major Republican candidates for President somehow thought that President Obama was being--and I'm using his direct word--``elitist'' by advocating that young people have the chance for a college education or going to a community college. My goodness, how out of touch can you possibly be?…”