Political Quotes

“I yield myself 45 seconds. First of all, if I am guilty of hyperbole, that certainly was not my intent. I would also like to point out there are some that share my view of the importance of this legislation. Endorsing this bill from the National Association of Manufacturers, John Engler, their president, wrote, This bill would give U.S. companies the ability to offset unfair subsidies that benefit many of their competitors in China and other nations. For the first time, it will give Americans the same trade rights guaranteed to others under the World Trade Organization rules. For those who wonder why the other side voted en masse against this bill yesterday, in today's Hill, according to the spokesman for the Ways and Means Democrats, ``The minority's near unified opposition to the bill stemmed as much from its role in the CAFTA battle as from the strength of its content.'' Now that to me is cynicism, and I think puts it into context. Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Shaw), the chairman of the Subcommittee on Trade of the Committee on Ways and Means.”