Political Quotes

“I would just remark that if we are really trying to create jobs, if we are really trying to boost our economy, if we are really trying to do all these things, if we are really trying to help small manufacturers, I don't think that asking to transfer $15 million out of a $1 billion allotment is going to really have that much effect on that. This is not turning our back on some of the issues that you have, but this is looking forward to the future and saying we have got to help these people move forward. This is not a government handout. This is not a free amount of money. This is a 50 percent match. There are very few programs in our government that require that. This is something that just makes sense for America. It makes sense for all those folks that I represent and you represent back home. I have got to tell you something. Back in Western Pennsylvania, where I live, in Pennsylvania's Third District, every morning, moms and dads get up and they throw their feet out over their bed and they go to work so that they can put a roof over the head for their children, food on their table, clothes on their back, and a promise for the future. This is a small investment. All we are doing is keeping it at $130 million. And in a government that spends trillions of dollars every year, I don't know why we would quibble over $5 million because it is going to help job creation and job retention. It allows us to compete in a global market in a way that we actually win.…”