Political Quotes

“I cannot believe that some of the people who were waxing eloquently have read anything about what it is that is in the legislation. It was amazing, all the things that I heard. One of them that really concerned me is someone was talking about sweatshops, and then somebody else was talking about the workingmen and women, and I visited an area that somebody in this House represents, and I could not believe that it could happen in the United States. And guess what? Most of them were represented by organized labor. We will hear a lot more about that when we get to that point next week. Well, let us make it very clear that all we try to do is bring labor and management into the 21st century. If we cannot bring labor and management into the 21st century, I will guarantee there will be no jobs out there for anybody. We will not be able to compete. Keep in mind that all or most all the labor laws were written in the 1930s when it was men only in the work force, and when it was manufacturing predominantly. That is not the 21st century, my colleagues, and we have a worldwide competitive effort if we are going to succeed and provide jobs.”