Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I recently visited two factories in my district in Woonsocket, Rhode Island--a textile mill, Hanora Spinning; and a producer of personal care products, Diversified Distribution. These businesses had a clear message: They believe in making it in America, but they need an even playing field. The U.S. has the best workers in the world and makes the best products in the world, but we need policies that allow us to compete and prevent cheating by our global competitors. Rhode Island businesses, American businesses, can't compete with their Chinese counterparts who keep their currency artificially low so their imports are cheaper than U.S. goods. It's time to end this unfair practice, and I'm calling on the Republican leadership in the House to allow a vote on the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act. This is a bipartisan bill that could create between 500,000 and 2 million jobs. Ending the cheating by our trading partners, especially the Chinese, we can level the playing field for American manufacturers and create jobs. We must bring H.R. 639 to the floor for a vote now. ____________________”