Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, this may be one of the more shortsighted amendments that we address in the Congress this year, unfortunately. In fact, it may be the most shortsighted amendment. As the gentleman from West Virginia said in his comments, in a time of global competition the Technology Administration is the one place in the Federal Government where the Government is an ally, not an enemy of business. The Technology Administration acts as a focal point for all industry concerns, both foreign and domestic, such as monitoring the activities of foreign firms and their parent governments, the unintended consequences of legislation and regulations that emanate from here and, as I said, a rapidly changing global economy. This place in our Government is the one place where industry and American business has an ally. It is an advocate for industry in our country at a time when businesses need help to meet this worldwide competition. This amendment is a step backward from that, the very essence of what we are trying to do in terms of an ally of our American businesses.”