Political Quotes

“the tragedy of September 11 really brought out the best of the American spirit, with so many people across this country asking, ``What can I do to help my country? What can I do to help my neighbors?'' But unfortunately that spirit did not extend to some of the larger multinationals in this country. Recognizing that there would be additional costs for national security, for homeland security, their first concern seems to have been, ``What can I do to dodge my fair share of the cost of additional security, which, as a multinational operating around the globe, I particularly need? So we have seen a series of companies decide that their sacrifice for America would be buying a mailbox in Bermuda or some other country and would shift the responsibility of paying for our enhanced national security needs on to ordinary taxpaying families. Stanley Tool Company, which the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Maloney) and the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Neal) have taken the lead in focusing attention on the problem and demanding action now. Our Republican colleagues prefer studying the problem until so many corporations have departed. Stanley Tool Company has hammered the American taxpayer. Who do you think is going to pick up the cost of this additional national security? It will not be Stanley Tool. They renounced their American citizenship like these other companies and decided they would go abroad, or at least send their mailbox abroad.”