Political Quotes

“25 years ago, I was grateful to be with Governor Carroll Campbell, Senator John Russell, and Senator Verne Smith when BMW held the groundbreaking for their first American manufacturing facility in the upstate of South Carolina. Today, with an investment of nearly $8 billion by BMW, South Carolina is the leading exporter of cars of any State, and the Greer plant is the largest BMW manufacturing facility in the world, with $9.5 billion worth of autos exported from the Port of Charleston last year. This fulfills the vision of the legendary industrialist, Roger Milliken. BMW has excelled by being a leader of apprenticeship training programs, creating over 30,000 jobs with ontime delivery of suppliers, and a total of 120,000 jobs nationwide. I was grateful to join Governor Henry McMaster; Senator Lindsey Graham; president of BMW, Knudt Flor; and chairman of the board, Harald Kruger, yesterday as BMW announced an additional expansion of $800 million and 1,000 more jobs. In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism. Congratulations again yesterday on the swearing in of Congressman Ralph Norman, who is only the second Republican elected in 125 years from the Fifth District of South Carolina. ____________________”