Political Quotes

“Finally, I would like to have printed in the Record a letter from 10 key business associations, including the Emergency Committee for American Trade and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, that also oppose the use of these pay-for provisions. December 21, 2010. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. John Boehner, Republican Leader, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. Harry Reid, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Hon. Mitch McConnell, Republican Leader, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leaders Reid, Boehner, and McConnell: We are writing to urge you to remove from the proposed amended version of H.R. 847 the Title III revenue raisers related to international government procurement. First, its purported revenue raising benefits are highly questionable. Second, there is a high risk that it will undermine the international competitiveness of American companies and American workers. Title III would impose an excise tax on companies that are from foreign countries which are not members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) or similar procurement arrangements ostensibly for the purpose of helping finance health benefits for the valiant 9/ 11 first responders. In reality, the U.S.…”