Lindsey Graham

It is impossible for me and any other serious Democrat to get this body to move forward until we prove to the American people we can secure our borders.

The point of the matter is that there are two problems in America: an unsecured southern border and a visa system that is completely broken.

There is no doubt that China is managing its currency to maintain it an undervalued rate.

If the next generation of Americans inherits a world economy where China continues to manipulate their currency given their growth, it is going to destroy American manufacturing.

If China were some island nation... manipulating their currency to kind of seize a market just to stay in business for a while, that would be OK with me.

We're all living in fear of what China might do.

We need to break that fear and do what's right.

Past U.S. administrations had refrained from identifying Beijing as a 'currency manipulator'.

I hope the Congress, the Democratic and Republican leadership, will get behind this bill because the time is long overdue to act.

People are dying for their Congress to work together in a bipartisan fashion to solve problems that affect their daily lives.

We need to do a better job of regulating, taxing, and litigation.

Our companies in Ohio and South Carolina are losing market share not because they are being outworked. They are being out manipulated.

We borrow most of our money from China to pay our bills, and one of the biggest bills we pay is buying oil from overseas.

They literally recruit millions of workers, put them in high-rise apartment buildings and set their wages, in a way that could never happen here.

I want a good partnership with China. I want it to be mutually beneficial.

The current behavior of the Chinese government of manipulating the value of the yuan against all other currencies has a devastating effect in terms of the global economy.

If it is 25 to 40 percent below its true value, that means that a product produced in China... is getting a reduction in the cost of producing goods in China.

Every lawyer that I know of who's appeared before her, regardless of their political persuasion or philosophy, has nothing but great things to say about Judge Childs.

Joe's my favorite Democrat and he's my favorite Republican.

I want to recognize what Congressman Clyburn has done. He's been a great partner in dealing with this issue.

I think some of you have been in that situation, maybe in the reverse role.

I think when I get through talking you'll understand why we're proud of them.

So if China appreciated its currency and moved to a free floating exchange rate, it would do more for jobs here in the U.S. than any single stimulus program we could pass into law.

I think there are a lot of people in this country worried about we do not have a coherent policy.

We are going to live within our value system, but we are going to have a legal system that will protect you and your family.