Jack Reed: “I am equally amazed--if I may reclaim my time --by leaving this out. Certainly the jewelry manufacturers in Rhode Island…”

“I am equally amazed--if I may reclaim my time --by leaving this out. Certainly the jewelry manufacturers in Rhode Island would say, ``Put it in because I want them to clean their waste like I have to.'' Working men and women who have seen jobs lost because companies moved out of their communities would say, put it in. But my suspicion is that many people who are promoting this legislation are supportive of those multinational corporations who say: Listen, we want to avoid environmental policy because we want to get our production out of the United States and get into these countries, and we don't want them to have tough environmental standards.”