Political Quotes

“I thank Mr. Clyburn for inviting the delegation to participate in honoring the late Senator Ernest F. ``Fritz'' Hollings. Every day, when I travel across South Carolina, I am reminded of an extraordinary achievement of Senator Hollings, when he served as Governor. He helped establish the technical college education system to develop trained workers in manufacturing. This enabled South Carolina to recruit new industry, foreign and domestic. As Governor, there was no auto production, there was no tire production in our State. Today, because of the highly skilled, trained workers, South Carolina is the leading exporter of cars from any State in America. Two years ago, this was $10.4 billion of product. South Carolina is now the largest manufacturer and exporter of tires of any State. Thousands of jobs have been created. Our citizens will always cherish the vision of Senator Hollings to help families have fulfilling lives. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Hollings family and his many friends.”